On the morning of February 24th, 1923, a routine ascent from the depths of Medomsley Colliery turned into one of the darkest ...

Two Zimbabwean nationals have emerged from the abandoned Stilfontein gold mine in South Africa after weeks underground, where they endured harrowing ...

Rat-hole mining is banned by the Supreme Court. But its practice persists under the noses of government officials and ...

These massive bulldozers are built to handle the most demanding tasks in mining and large-scale construction. With incredible ...

A proposed new mine in Osceola County to extract nearly 800,000 tons per year of the agricultural fertilizer potash and 1 million tons per year of table salt received a major boost in the waning days ...

Guwahati: Gauhati high court has taken suo moto cognisance of the rat-hole coal mine disaster at Umrangso in Assam's Dima Hasao district, which occurred on Jan 6, trapping nine miners. The court ...

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Two survivors of a mining disaster in South Africa claimed some of their colleagues “resorted to cannibalism” as their only means of staying alive after police blocked their food and water.

The descendants of a miner killed in the Gresford disaster 90 years ago say they ... said the centre aims to bring mining history alive. One feature includes a "hot and humid chamber", to give ...

The man, identified as Muhammad Azeem, entered the lion's cage without the farm owner's permission and got dangerously close to the big cat in a bid to shoot a viral video. "As Azeem got closer to ...

Although the cage’s recommended passenger count is ... The MMRW’s development was inspired by the 2010 Chilean mining disaster, where a lengthy rescue operation highlighted the need for ...