The copper market is long accustomed to unexpected supply hits but the catastrophic events at Freeport-McMoRan's Grasberg ...

The Zambian government refuted an independent estimate of how much toxic acid spilled from a Chinese state-owned copper mine in the southern African nation in February, and said a cleanup had begun.

Scientists who work to prevent mine disasters and the spread of disease among miners face looming cuts under the Trump administration. Federal scientists and engineers working to prevent deadly ...

PLYMOUTH TWP. — A new coal-miner themed mural is planned for the site of the Avondale Mine Disaster, which will be part of the Susquehanna Warrior Trail when it is eventually connected to the Luzerne ...

Eight months after 29 workers lost their lives at the Upper Big Branch coal mine in West Virginia, Gene Jones speaks out about the twin brother he... Pain Persists For Mine Disaster Family Eight ...

The Ebonyi Government has commenced investigation into the collapse of a mining pit in Ihietutu, Ishiagu, Ivo Local Government Area of the state. The State Commissioner for Solid Minerals, Chidi Onyia ...

Zambia played down the potential health risks stemming from an environmental disaster at a mine controlled by a state-owned Chinese firm, after the US ordered the immediate withdrawal of its officials ...

Montanans are well aware of the asbestos disaster caused by the vermiculite mine in Libby that turned the town into a Superfund site. Libby’s tremolite asbestos lurked in the shadows for decades until ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Reporters who covered the Sago mining disaster in West Virginia the previous month discussed coverage of the story, including the misinformation ...

French nuclear fuel giant Orano’s uranium mining subsidiary in northern Niger is on the verge of bankruptcy, raising alarms over future nuclear fuel supply chains amid deepening tensions with the ...

Nearly 15 years after the series of underground explosions at Pike River coal mine in New Zealand, some of the families of the 29 workers killed in the disaster are fighting to expose the full truth ...