The court said the state agency must determine, again, whether the planned expansion of a basin holding back mine waste near Lake Superior requires an environmental impact statement.

The Milepost 7 tailings basin photographed from a helicopter in 2010. Pictured beyond the basin is Silver Bay, the Northshore Mining processing plant, and Lake Superior. (Provided by Lori Andresen) ...

While the wait goes on for meaningful snow in the Twin Cities, Minnesota's North Shore is set for a significant amount this weekend. A winter storm watch has been issued by the National Weather ...

In November 2024, authorities detained four of the company’s local employees and, in a separate case, arrested executives of Australian firm Resolute Mining before reaching a $160 million settlement.

The Yukon and federal governments have rejected a proposed placer mine along a creek outside Whitehorse, after local residents and First Nations argued it would cause irreparable harm to the ...

Barrick Gold Corp. and Mali are set to resume talks on resolving a monthslong dispute over the distribution of revenue from one of the world’s biggest gold mines. Negotiations between ...

But that funding has come to a grinding halt. On Saturday, the State Department said it was suspending its global mine-clearing programs for at least three months. It followed a Trump ...

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Ed Miliband has been warned he is throwing away “a valuable national resource” after ministers confirmed plans to bury Britain’s massive stockpile of plutonium. The Energy Secretary was ...

By the time it came, the mine had become a tomb. Last week, rescuers recovered 78 bodies and 246 survivors — many of them weak and emaciated — from the Buffelsfontein mine in Stilfontein ...

Let us start by expressing our gratitude to you for joining us today as we officially release the 2024 Occupational Health and Safety Statistics of the South African mining industry. Just two days ago ...