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 ...

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

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

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

In Jharkhand’s coal belt, where production pressures run high and pollution risks run deep, one woman descends underground each day—symbolising both the industry’s legacy and its uncertain future ...

A nickel stockpile towers over farmer Moharen Tambiling's rice paddy in the Philippines' Palawan, evidence of a mining boom ...

A new gold extraction method turns old electronics into treasure using pool disinfectant and sunlight — no poisons required.

Locals say some effects of long-term mining include flash floods and the siltation of the sea. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Seitlholo committed to personally overseeing the complete removal of aquatic weeds and announced the formation of a ...