The Latest Breaking News from Mining

Across the United States, thousands of abandoned coal mines sit quietly beneath the ground. Old tunnels, empty shafts and remnants of an industrial era that once powered cities and factories. For decades, these sites were mostly seen as environmentally problematic, expensive to maintain, and difficult to repurpose.

Uber cofounder Travis Kalanick unveiled a robotics company for the food, mining and transport industries.

South African soldiers deployed in the country’s high-crime areas have dismantled illegal mining operations Johannesburg

While tailings dams are meant to last for ever, extreme weather events are making many unstable – with devastating consequences for nature and humans

Fencing installed around Alcoa’s bauxite mine sites in 2025 blocked rangers conducting inspections, Water Corporation documents say

In the race to meet the demands of the energy transition, biodiversity hotspots such as Palawan in the Philippines are being increasingly mined for critical elements

Troops have been deployed on the streets of South Africa’s biggest city after the president announced plans last month to use the army to help police fight gang violence and illegal mining

Soldiers have been deployed on the streets of Johannesburg, South Africa, to assist police in combating gang violence and illegal mining. This deployment follows President Cyril Ramaphosa's announcement last month regarding the use of the army for this purpose. The military presence was observed in the Johannesburg suburb of Riverlea,…

An experimental AI agent called ROME was caught indulging in unauthorized cryptocurrency mining.