Mining

Servicemen of Ukrainian Territorial Defence Forces take part in a demining training, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, north of Zhytomyr region, Ukraine May 4, 2022. REUTERS
World+Biz

US to provide $89 million for Ukraine demining

A truck exits the mine after collecting ore from 516 metres below the surface at the Chibuluma copper mine in the Zambian copperbelt region. REUTERS/Rogan Ward
Global Economy

Global scramble for metals thrusts Africa into mining spotlight

A truck exits the mine after collecting ore from 516 metres below the surface at the Chibuluma copper mine in the Zambian copperbelt region. REUTERS/Rogan Ward
Analysis

Global scramble for metals thrusts Africa into mining spotlight

During the dry season when the water level recedes, the workers collectively extract more than a 100 tonnes of coal each day. Photo: Mumit M
Panorama

Standing in the shallow waters of Someshwari, these miners find coal

Shifting mining from the global south misses the point of climate justice
Analysis

Shifting mining from the global south misses the point of climate justice

Labourers work at a coal stockyard in East Jaintia Hills in Meghalaya, India, September 16, 2015. REUTERS/Krishna N. Das/Files
Bangladesh

Illegal coal exports to Bangladesh may be behind mining accidents in India’s Meghalaya

Maddhapara mining hits rock bottom
Industry

Maddhapara mining hits rock bottom

Snow covered mountains rise above the harbour and town of Tasiilaq, Greenland, June 15, 2018/ Reuters
Global Economy

Mining fuels Greenland dreams of independence – and political crisis

Israeli billionaire Beny Steinmetz is seen before the start of a hearing at Magistrate's Court in Rishon Lezion August 14, 2017/ Reuters
World+Biz

Exclusive: Steinmetz to appear at Geneva trial next month to face corruption charges

Maddhyapara Granite Mining Company Ltd is going to resume production soon as it was halted for months due to the coronavirus pandemic. Photo: Collected.
Energy

Mining at Madhyapara resumes in full swing

Demonstrators protest against lithium mines in downtown Lisbon, Portugal September 21, 2019. The banner reads "No to mine, Yes to life". REUTERS/Rafael Marchante
World+Biz

Portuguese communities lock horns with lithium miners to save their land