As openpit mines reach their economic end of life, mine owners are considering the viability of transitioning their opencast mining operations to underground, says global engineering firm Worley.

ADDING MORE TO MOAB Harmony's investment in projects such as the Mponeng and Moab Khotsong extensions will enable it to extract gold for many more decades in South Africa Gold major Harmony’s strategy ...

A disused coal mine in Wollongong will be the first test site for a renewable energy company that lowers weights down old ...

The rope the group was using broke when attempting to climb up the mine shaft. A 16-year-old teen was rescued from a 50-foot deep mine shaft in Northern California on Monday after the rope he was ...

JOHANNESBURG, March 4 (Reuters) - A ruling by South Africa's top court that lets lung-diseased miners sue their employers could cost the industry billions of dollars in damages and spell the end of ...