The Latest Breaking News from Mining

Discussions at the recent COP15 biodiversity conference in Montréal highlighted once again the impact of human activities on wildlife. Many species are forced to migrate, are seeing their populations declining, or worse, are finding themselves on the brink of extinction. For example, the populations of woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus) are…

Promotion from within will be in place until a permanent leader is found

This Bougainville community is living on a literal goldmine, but some residents say that despite it being abandoned for decades, it poses a risk to their environment and human rights.

The mining lobby claims the changes will deny workers “the opportunity to negotiate more pay for harder work”.

As an economic boom’s gains pass them by, people in unprotected land have been hit by hunger and disease, with infant mortality rates seven times higher than the rest of Brazil

Australia's third-biggest gold miner, Evolution Mining, has approved a $250 million expansion of its Mungari operations near Kalgoorlie, despite concerns about the overheated construction sector.

Authorities in southwestern China say 19 people have been killed in a landslide that tore through a mining company's worker dormitory

An ABC analysis uncovers several examples of project approval being granted to coalmines based on environmental assessments that contained significant underestimates of their greenhouse gas pollution.

There are plans to harness our seas to help tackle the effects of the climate emergency. But without understanding and respect a life support system for our planet could be trashed