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Scientists have discovered more than 5,000 previously unknown species living at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean. The creatures, which were spotted by remote-controlled vehicles sent down to the ocean floor, include worms, octopuses, corals and “gummy squirrels” – neon-coloured sea cucumbers with large tails that roam the seabed like…

The mining giant owns the Mt Arthur coal mine in the Hunter.

Mining giant BHP admits it has underpaid almost 30,000 workers, dating back to 2010, and it will cost more than $400 million to make amends.

Chile's state-owned copper mining giant Codelco has shut down its Ventanas copper smelter after decades of polluting Quintero Bay with toxic gases and turning it, along with 15 other companies, into an environmental “sacrifice zone.”

The clashes come as hundreds remain trapped in mining pits, unable or unwilling to resurface out of fear of arrest.

Public company CEOs from Marathon and Stronghold reckon with an uncertain regulatory environment.

Deep sea mining in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone may threaten thousands of undiscovered species that live there

Miners' Picnic will be back at Woodhorn Museum with attractions including brass bands, live music, crafts and a mini mela

Holywell, Flintshire: In my attempts to make my garden more suitable for Mediterranean herbs, I created the conditions for these fascinating insects

The advertising campaign will continue until the new laws pass parliament.

Mark McGowan took Labor to unprecedented highs in the state's region, but many of the decisions that define his legacy hit residents hard.