South African mining companies reacted with dismay to the draft minerals law enshrining the government's plans to open the industry to foreign competition, encourage black owned mining groups and

Farmers, environmentalists and representatives of other groups at the receiving end of various developmental activities on Tuesday conducted a rally in Mangalore to protest against the continuation

Almost a month has passed since the 200 families of Tejaswininagar, near BTM 6th phase, off Bannerghatta Road on the outskirts of the City, repoprted the illegal stone quarrying in their area. But,

The Karnataka Women and Children Welfare Minister, Ms Motama, has said that any final decision by the State Government on extension of mining lease to Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Ltd (KIOCL) purely

The Kerala Kettida Nirmana Thozhilali Congress (KKNTC) will stage a protest march, along the lines of 'Dandi March', against the ban of sand mining, on September 24.

The recent discovery of gold deposits in northwestern Peru has split the population between those who support proposed mineral extraction and those who fear it will cause irreparable ecological

The Rajasthan High Court has issued notices to the Chief Minister, Mr. Ashok Gehlot, Mines Minister, Mr. Heeralal Indora, the State Mines Secretary and nine others while admitting a public interest

Mineral prospectors in North Kanara have long believed that plants like 'Karipatta', whose leaves (curry leaves) are used to flavor many South Indian dishes, can be good indicators for the presence

A gas explosion killed at least 23 people in a coal mine in northern China and a search is underway for other missing miners, the state-run Xinhua News Agency said Saturday. Xinhua said 33 people

Eighteen people have been killed in an accident in a gold mine in South China. Monday's tragedy, in Baise in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, also injured three people and trapped at least two