Authorities in Ghana arrested 15 people in a crackdown on illegal mining — also known as galamsey — intensifying ongoing ...

There were 27 defendants, and 23 were given jail sentences. Government officials among those jailed after authorities uncover shocking mining scandal — here's what happened first appeared on The Cool ...

U.S. and tribal officials argue that the mining-related presence of chemical pollution violates the 1909 International Boundary Waters Treaty.

Dust and groundwater contaminated with heavy metals and radioactive chemicals pose a health threat that the authorities have ...

Cleaning up mining pollution in rivers Date: June 8, 2021 Source: University of California - Santa Barbara Summary: Mining involves moving a lot of rock, so some mess is expected.

Gurgaon: National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Thursday issued a notice to Haryana pollution board for failing to comply with its ...

Indigenous and rural communities from Peru’s northern Amazon have filed a formal complaint against the government for failing ...

Waste from mining began to contaminate river systems as early as 7,000 years ago. Data visualisations by Kate Gaynor and Mike Hills Water pollution from mines could cost Wales £282m ...

PANJAKENT, Tajikistan -- For the some 150 people in the tiny Tajik village of Khumgaron, the pollution and waste from the Chinese gold-mining operation nearby is not what they bargained for.

That’s when the state-owned Zijin Mining Group became a key partner in the mining venture on a pledge to invest $1.26 billion and improve environmental measures in return for a 63 percent stake.

Officials from the U.S., Canada and several indigenous groups announced a proposal Monday, March 11, 2024, to address longstanding pollution from coal mining in British Columbia that's ...

Public complaints around bitcoin mining noise pollution are growing, but miners have plenty of solutions at their disposal. Let’s use them. Bitcoin mining is loud. Anyone reading that sentence ...