A mining company in West Virginia is facing a lawsuit from conservation groups that claim it has violated federal ...

Sulphuric acid is typically injected into the aquifer rock that contains the uranium to dissolve it. The mine then pumps out ...

A new law decades in the making could finally lead to the cleanup of some of the thousands of abandoned mines in Colorado ...

The SAP, the Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the United Nations Environment Programme, ...

Lead pollution might sound like a modern problem, but people were subjected to significant levels during antiquity, too.

New research finds that pollution from ancient silver and lead mining during the Roman Empire resulted in lowered ...

New research suggests that lead pollution from ancient Roman mining and metal production may have lowered intelligence levels across the Empire.

An organisation which continues to support the clean-up and redevelopment of Derbyshire’s once proud colliery land has marked ...

High school students of the International Community School's (ICS) Accra campus have added their voice to the call for major ...

Small scale miners call for collaboration from Prez Mahama's govt to strengthen mining laws and environmental protection ...

The transportation of iron ore through the villages of Sarmanas and Pilgao has sparked an outcry among residents, who cite ...

SRINAGAR: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has summoned the Deputy Commissioner of Budgam and directed an immediate cessation of illegal mining activities in the Sukhnag River following revelations ...