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Australian mining giant BHP on Wednesday denied responsibility for a 2015 dam collapse in Brazil, one of the country's worst environmental disasters, as it opened its defence at the High Court in London.

The giant Secunda complex of Sasol, South Africa’s biggest chemicals and energy company, provides the fundamental ingredients to South Africa’s petrochemical sector. It produces petrochemicals, plastics, chemicals essential to key industries such as agriculture (fertilisers) and mining (explosives), and 30% of the country’s liquid fuels. These value chains are very…

The mining giant faces a potential $47bn lawsuit filed by at least 600,000 people over the 2015 mining disaster.

A report by the World Resources Institute shows that rapidly expanding mining operations are causing widespread destruction of tropical primary rainforests and protected areas, raising carbon emissions and displacing Indigenous communities

The Mariana dam collapse has been dubbed Brazil’s worst ever mining disaster

Musicians from ABBA, Radiohead and The Cure have joined actors and authors in signing a protest letter against the mining of their artistry to build artificial intelligence tools

Silver stocks are soaring today after Citi hiked its price target for the industrial metal.

Australian mining giant BHP is at the centre of one of the world’s largest class actions, the trial for which started this week in London.

South Africa’s move to renewable energy means that the coal industry will be phased out over the coming decades. This transition away from a fossil-fuel based economy will affect over 100,000 workers in coal mining and coal-fired power generation – and their families. Economics professor and director of the Development…

Green mining practices are revolutionizing the mining industry, driven by an urgent call for sustainable resource extraction amid climate change. As this eco-friendly shift gains momentum, Vale S.A. (VALE), BHP Group (BHP), and Rio Tinto Group (RIO) are seizing the moment, turning sustainability into a powerful growth opportunity. Read on….

Victims of Brazil's 2015 mining disaster seek billion in damages from BHP in UK court for environmental devastation and loss of lives.