Scientists at the University of Witwatersrand have designed South Africa's first app to warn residents of pollution levels, ...

Canada's mining industry is under fire after an international tribunal found it committed environmental and human rights violations around the globe. Earlier this year, the International Rights of ...

By Charles Mpaka The Malawi government has suspended the mining license of a coal company for dumping mining waste into two ...

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Gold-mining equipment operates in water near a river bank with trees in the background. Illegal gold mining along the Madre de Dios River near Puerto Maldonado in the Amazon River basin of Peru.

Across Appalachia, rust-colored water seeps from abandoned coal mines, staining rocks orange and coating stream beds with metals. These acidic discharges, known as acid mine drainage, are among the ...

A recent study in Forensic Science International suggests a link between exposure to heavy metals from mining operations and reduced cognitive performance in children in Peru. Researchers say the ...

A china clay mining company in Cornwall has agreed to pay £430,000 to charity after pollution leached in to rivers. The Environment Agency said Imerys Minerals paid the sum to the West Country Rivers ...

The Green Mining industry presents opportunities as environmental concerns and regulations drive tech adoption. Innovations include energy efficiency, automation, and renewable integration, spurred by ...