Deepest marathon on Earth tests runners and minersIt was hot, damp and utterly dark, the kind of darkness that swallows sound. A line of headlamps bobbed through the tunnels […]Blair McBride | October 29, 2025 | 11:00 am
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Galantas Gold closer to production after blasting deal Shares in the Northern Ireland-focused miner soared on the announcement of deal to expand blasting at its Omagh gold mine. Cecilia Jamasmie | February 4, 2021 | 3:50 am
UK defends approval of first deep coal mine in 30 years Woodhouse Colliery would produce 3.1 million annual tonnes of metallurgical coal, and 400,000 tonnes of carbon emissions a year. Cecilia Jamasmie | February 3, 2021 | 6:59 am
De Beers’ diamond sales beat pre-covid levels The miner's rough-diamond sales jumped 44% in the first cycle of 2021 from to the same period last year. Cecilia Jamasmie | February 3, 2021 | 3:48 am
Experts warn of brewing space mining war among US, China and Russia China and Russia are joining forces to keep America's increasing attempts to dominate extra-terrestrial commerce at bay. Cecilia Jamasmie | February 2, 2021 | 7:05 am
Aggreko to make big investments to back miners’ clean energy transition The Scottish company said it will invest up to $470 million per year to reach net-zero emissions by 2050. Cecilia Jamasmie | February 2, 2021 | 6:16 am
Antarctic ice shows traces of Martian mineral Jarosite is abundant on Mars’ surface but not so much on Earth. Cecilia Jamasmie | January 31, 2021 | 7:35 am
Pensana shares surge on application for new UK facility has submitted a planning application to establish rare earth processing facility at Saltend Chemicals Park, Yorkshire. Bruno Venditti | January 25, 2021 | 11:12 am
Trump eased sanctions on mining tycoon Dan Gertler before leaving Trump administration eased restrictions on the Israeli billionaire over alleged Congo corruption. Cecilia Jamasmie | January 25, 2021 | 4:56 am
Brumadinho dam collapse could have been predicted weeks in advance – study A new study shows that by applying satellite radar imaging InSAR, it is possible to predict a dam burst. Cecilia Jamasmie | January 24, 2021 | 7:22 am