A community in Newcastle is coming together the commemorate the centenary of the darkest day in its history. Next weekend ...

The interim government is weighing the option of open-pit coal mining, reviving a controversy settled almost two decades ago ...

After nearly a decade-long ban, Meghalaya has inaugurated its first scientific coal mine in East Jaintia Hills. This follows ...

Open-cast mining, where coal is dug out of the ground through a giant, open pit, destroys habitats. South Africa has many of ...

Between emerald sea and jungled hills, the Cobre Panama copper mine has fueled mass protests across the Central American ...

Mining communities in the UK continue to suffer poor health, long after coal mines close. Despite the last of the mines closing in the early 1990s, it is not until the last few years that residents ...

After more than 200 years in operation, Montagu Pit closed its gates for the last time in November 1959. Today, a statue in ...

A Pennsylvania hiker had followed his dog off a mountain trail this week when he glanced toward a deep coal pit below and saw a tail move near a pile of rocks. Collin Leiby, an avid hiker and ...

MANILA, Philippines — Consunji-led Semirara Mining and Power Corp. (SMPC) has secured the green light from the Department of Energy for its planned P291-billion coal mine complex expansion ...

Coal from the mine is shipped by rail to power plants in Arizona, Michigan, Minnesota and Washington, as well as ...