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Alumina giant Alcoa has committed not to mine within three kilometres of a forest town as it looks to expand its footprint in Western Australia's south.

Letter: Coal mining generates as much methane annually as the oil or gas sectors, says Chris Wright

Andy Cole, a direct descendant of the Windrush generation, is an authority on coal mining and the context of his incredible achievements. His dad Lincoln emigrated to the UK from Jamaica in 1957

The Goldenberg scandal in the early 1990s is Kenya’s largest documented gold fraud. The scheme involved Goldenberg International Limited, which pretended to export gold and diamonds, and in exchange received substantial subsidies from the government for “earning” foreign exchange. Kenyan businessman Kamlesh Pattni – who was at the centre of…

SCOTLAND’S coal mining communities are still “haunted” by the devastation of the Thatcher years and more needs to be done to boost local…

OAK FLAT, Ariz. — On a recent morning about an hour outside Phoenix, the pounding of tribal drums reverberated across the desert from a stand of oaks in the Tonto National Forest, where nearly 20 men had packed into a squat green sweat lodge to pray.

The deceased, and his colleague, had chased the tractor for some distance, but the driver, instead of surrendering to the police, ran over their bike. The driver allegedly detached the trailer filled with sand, and fled from the spot in the tractor.

During periods of uncertainty, gold is considered a safe-haven asset for enhanced stability and reliable returns. Therefore, fundamentally sound gold stocks Kinross Gold (KGC), B2Gold Corp (BTG), and Dundee Precious Metals (DPMLF) seem to be on the top of investors’ watchlist since they serve as a hedge against ongoing economic…

“If people protest in Mumbai or Delhi, it becomes the talk of the nation,” said tribal rights activist and lawyer Lalsu Soma Nogoti. “But a protest over here will never become the news.”

In this edition: as the war in Sudan enters its third month, the country's health system has all but collapsed. We hear from the Red Cross. We also have a report from our correspondent in Niger, where the fate of a mining company's operations is in question. Plus we meet…

The Canadian-headquartered mining company is working to revive production at the historic South Crofty mine in Pool near Redruth