World Apr 09 Venezuelan lawmakers approve sweeping mining bill to entice wary foreign investors By Regina Garcia Cano, Associated Press
World Nov 14 Judge finds BHP Group liable in dam collapse that led to Brazil's worst environmental disaster A London judge ruled Friday that global mining company BHP Group is liable in Brazil’s worst environmental disaster when a dam collapse a decade ago unleashed tons of toxic waste into a major river, killing 19 people and devastating villages downstream. By Brian Melley, Associated Press
World Aug 01 Collapse at Chile's major copper mine kills 1 worker and leaves 5 missing The U.S. Geological Survey reported a magnitude 5 earthquake in an area of central Chile where Codelco’s El Teniente mine is located, at 5:34 p.m. local time on Thursday. By Associated Press
Nation May 27 Supreme Court rejects plea to block Arizona copper mine on land sacred to Apaches The group Apache Stronghold is vowing to carry on the fight against a massive copper mining project on land the Apaches hold sacred, after a Supreme Court decision that is expected to let the mine proceed. By Mark Sherman, Associated Press
World May 21 World's supply of clean energy minerals is concentrated in fewer countries, report says The world's sources of critical minerals are increasingly concentrated in just a few countries, most notably China, leaving the global economy vulnerable to supply cutoffs that could disrupt industry and hit consumers with higher prices, a report said Wednesday. By David McHugh, Alexa St. John, Associated Press
Jan 17 South African miner describes horrors endured by those who spent months underground By Mogomotsi Magome, Associated Press A miner who spent six months in a disused mine in South Africa has spoken of the horror he experienced after a police operation cut off food and basic supplies to thousands who were illegally digging for gold. Continue reading
Nov 14 South African government says it won't help thousands of illegal miners facing hunger inside closed mine By Mogomotsi Magome, Associated Press The miners in the mineshaft in Stilfontein are believed to be suffering from a lack of food, and water after police closed off the entrances used to transport their supplies underground. Continue reading
Sep 22 Dozens of workers killed by explosion inside a coal mine in eastern Iran By Nasser Karimi, Associated Press An explosion in a coal mine in eastern Iran killed at least 34 workers and injured 17 others, officials said Sunday, marking one of the worst mining disasters in the country’s history as others remained missing hours after the blast. Continue reading
Sep 19 Watch 11:23 Papua New Guinea leaders struggle to monitor deep-sea mining activities off its coast By Willem Marx, Ed Kiernan The kind of deep-sea mining that we've examined this week is only legally permitted inside a country's territorial waters. The only country on earth to allow it so far is Papua New Guinea. Videographer Edward Kiernan and special correspondent Willem… Continue watching
Sep 18 Watch 10:26 Papua New Guinea locals concerned over deep-sea mining's impact on culture and environment By Willem Marx, Ed Kiernan The companies that create technology used on a daily basis often run into traditional cultures and the environment that sustains them. In a previous report, videographer Edward Kiernan and special correspondent Willem Marx introduced us to the new and potentially… Continue watching