Mining isn’t known for innovation. For more than a century, we’ve extracted copper using the same process: dig, crush, grind, ...

Humans have long been fascinated by the idea of digging deep into the Earth, pushing the limits of technology and endurance to explore what lies beneath our feet. In this video, we explore the 10 ...

A “supergiant” gold ore deposit under an existing gold mine in China could be the world’s largest gold ore deposit. Officials ...

Five hundred metres inside a mine shaft, three men armed with military-grade weapons agreed to speak to the Guardian.

A century after underground explosions killed at least 53 people, a community commemorates the state’s ‘forgotten’ coal ...

Stillwater's Kloof mine since last night without any food, according to reports, with a major rescue operation underway ...

A malfunctioning door has trapped around 300 miners underground without food in a South African gold mine. The subterranean ...

Professor Chris Brookes (universally known as “Doc”), chairman of Wigan Warriors, agreed the symbolism was striking. “The two ...

A century has passed since two men working deep underground blew a hole in the Brockwell seam of the View Pit that would seal the fate of so many of their coalmining colleagues. Unaware of the ...

Underground mining has become more scientific, controlled and automated, requiring fewer people underground, improving safety and efficiency. Murray Macnab, group executive technical director UMS says ...

Consequently, there are more open-pit mines in the world, but several factors are prompting the growth of underground mining. These include depletion of the accessible surface orebodies ...

Montagu Main Colliery had been operating on the banks of the Tyne since 1750 and March 30, 1925, was an ordinary spring day for 107 men and 41 ... into the tunnels deep underground.