Jakarta said on Thursday PT Freeport Indonesia would have to repair damage caused by an accident at its Lake Wanagon waste dump, on top of its agreement to temporarily cut output at the Grasberg

Activists demand financial liability for environmental disaster : In the wake of the disastrous January 30th cyanide spill from the Aurul SA gold mine in Baia Mare, Romania, environmental groups have

CMRT : Closure of 23 limestone mines employing about 5700 persons in the Sataun and Kamroo areas of the Sirmour district has been recommended by the Central Mining Research Institute (CMRI) Dhanbad.

Two persons sustained bullet injuries when rival groups clashed over the "possession" of 'illegal' gemstone mining areas of Bandoguda in the Junagarh area of Kalahandi district yesterday.

The Gauhati High Court has directed the Pollution Control Board, Assam to make an enquiry into the allegations of environmental pollution caused by the open cast mines of the Coal India Limited (CIL)

Decks have been cleared for the resumption of slate quarrying in Khaniyara, as the much-awaited nod from the Ministry of Forest and Environment has been sent to the Himachal Pradesh

The Supreme Court yesterday admitted a petition seeking to stop radiation hazards to people around the Jaduguda uranium mines in the Ranchi district of Bihar.Though the Uranium Corporation of India

Karnataka government has renewed the mining licence of Kudremukh Iron Ore Company(KIOCL) over its broken up area for a period of one year, after receiving clearance from the Unionn

A British Columbia court has thrown out a building permit for a controversial mine along the Alaska-Canadian border. The move is considered a victor for local natives, U.S. officials and

The government is expected to throw open mining to domestic companies. The Union cabinet on Wednesday will take a decision on the amendment to the Coal Mines (Nationalisation) Act, 1973. The