One of Russia's wealthiest men has been in the spotlight after prosecutors filed a lawsuit demanding around $50 million in compensation for one of the country's worst recent mining disasters. The case ...

Company blames adverse market conditions for the shutdown of seven mines along the Logan and Wyoming County border ...

By: Claude Kabemba and Monica Mbugua In 2025, a tailings dam – which is designed to store waste byproducts – collapsed at the Sino-Metals Leach Zambia copper mine. It released toxic waste into the ...

It is now 15 days since an explosion killed two workers and left a third seriously injured at Polymetals Resources’ Endeavor silver, zinc and lead mine in Cobar, far west New South Wales (NSW). Little ...

One month ago, on September 8, approximately 800,000 tons of mud slid into an underground portion of the Grasberg mine. Located in Indonesia, this is one of the world’s largest copper mines.

The blast, believed to have been triggered by dynamite inside the unauthorised pit in the remote Thangsku area of Mynsngat village, had initially been described as one of the most severe mining ...