A common type of coal extraction, called open-cast or open-pit mining, involves digging a wide pit right at the Earth's surface to access top-layer coal deposits. The thing is, this gaping mine is ...

President Trump on Tuesday is expected to sign an executive order aiming to bolster U.S. coal mining. In the order, Trump ...

Extracting resources from the Earth always comes with costs. As we race toward a cleaner, greener future, there is a risk of repeating the abuses of mining for coal and other fossil fuels.

Using idle open-cast coal mines for pumped hydropower storage of solar power is financially feasible, new research from India is suggesting. In the study “Feasibility study of solar photovoltaic ...

Methane emissions from a large open-cast coal mine in Australia are three to eight times higher than reported. This has been revealed in a study based on aircraft-based measurements by the University ...

Coal mine owners are being allowed to report fugitive methane emissions that are failing to provide the full scope of what is ...

Cases have soared in Parauapebas, as of May 28, 1,900 cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed in the city, alarming global mining markets and the local population. The Brazilian municipality of ...

The share price of coal mining company Peabody Energy is breaking out as investors react to an order seeking to review the ...

In just a matter of weeks, the Trump administration has switched directions completely and now says it will open up at least ...