Record prices are breathing new life into South Africa’s ailing gold-mining industry.

Every time you use your phone, open your computer or listen to your favorite music on AirPods, you are relying on critical minerals. These materials are the tiny building blocks powering modern life.

Bapong, North West, residents are grappling with the devastating consequences of illegal mining, which has disrupted their ...

Coal mines are notorious sources of acid mine drainage, but the orange sludge that threatens water supplies and wildlife also ...

Long-term mining sustainability depends on environmental stewardship, innovation in technology, governance frameworks, and social inclusion.

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Yuanzhi Tang, Georgia Institute of Technology and Scott McWhorter, Georgia Institute ...