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

Utah jumped to second in a federal database of states’ total toxic chemical releases – a rise mostly attributable to the ...

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

Experts warn against devastating effects of mining pollution. 1w. A few weeks ago, the Nigerian government issued a warning to illegal miners to vacate all mining sites in Zamfara State without delay.

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

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.

A pool cleaner and a spongy polymer can turn used and discarded electronic items into a treasure trove of gold.

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

Coal mining pollution is threatening West Virginia's Gauley River, which American Rivers describes as a place with headwaters of a "scenic splendor" that few can rival.

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

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 ...

Mines of misery. A study published by the Journal of King Saud University in 2022 revealed that environmental pollution caused by heavy metals from mining activities is an escalating global issue ...