The year 2026 marks the 100th anniversary of the Barnes-Hecker Mine disaster, which occurred on Nov. 3, 1926, in Ely Township near Ishpeming. The tragedy remains Michigan’s worst mine disaster, ...

Australian mining giant BHP will face trial before a British court from April next year to determine how much it must pay in ...

Victims of a 2015 dam collapse in Brazil, for which Australian mining giant BHP has been found liable, attended a London ...

PLYMOUTH TWP. — A new coal-miner themed mural is planned for the site of the Avondale Mine Disaster, which will be part of the Susquehanna Warrior Trail when it is eventually connected to the Luzerne ...

At least 200 were killed when mines collapsed at a coltan mining site in eastern Congo this week, rebel authorities say. The Rubaya mines, where the disaster occurred, supply a key metal for ...

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 ...

Congo’s government has long accused Rwanda of using M23 to loot the resources of the country’s east. In a statement this ...

Scientists who work to prevent mine disasters and the spread of disease among miners face looming cuts under the Trump administration. Federal scientists and engineers working to prevent deadly ...

By: Claude Kabemba and Monica Mbugua In 2025, a tailings dam – which is designed to store waste byproducts – collapsed at the Sino-Metals Leach Zambia copper mine. It released toxic waste into the ...