Six more bodies have been recovered from an illegal gold mine in South Africa, where scores of people have reportedly died underground since authorities tried to force them out and seal the mine ...

At least 100 people who were trapped in a South African mine have died, a group representing them has said. They were illegally mining in an abandoned gold mine and have been engaged in a lengthy ...

The Los Angeles-area fires have left a path of destruction, with lives uprooted and dreams reduced to ash. In the heart of it all, Hollywood is grappling with how to help. With the 2025 Oscars on ...

Located near the Turf Point Port in western Newfoundland, GAS represents North America’s first new salt mine in nearly three decades. The mine is initially set to produce 2.5 million tonnes of ...

Panama’s President Jose Raul Mulino said a government report shows there are no immediate environmental or safety risks from Cobre Panama, the First Quantum Minerals Ltd. copper mine that was ...

Alan Duffy has received funding from the Commonwealth, ARC, and CSIRO in space-related research grants. He works for Swinburne University of Technology, which is active in space-related research ...

Rescuers have spent Tuesday pulling body bags and survivors from a South African mine where scores of illegal miners are still thought to be at least 2km (1.2 miles) underground. Eighty-two people ...

Global gold production will peak at about 3,250 tonnes (105 million ounces) next year, marking a historic high before entering a prolonged decline, a London event heard this month. From 2025 ...

A scale model of Giant Mine compares the mine's chambers, which store arsenic trioxide, to a building in Yellowknife. The pink chamber is already frozen, the white one is not, and the Precambrian ...

The government in Colombo has run for cover by buying 35,000 tonnes from India, but in many areas of the country prices have skyrocketed and bad quality salt is being sold. The producers justify ...

As cold weather takes hold across the country, gritters will be out in force ahead of the expected snow and ice. But where exactly does the salt come from that helps keep traffic moving?

You don’t need me to tell you that drinking enough water is important. We all know the drill – drink plenty of water, and you’ll feel great. Why? Well, drinking water can support your skin ...