More than 200 people have been killed in a collapse at the Rubaya coltan mine in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), ...

Mining accidents are tragically common in parts of the Democratic Republic of Congo, where locals often dig by hand to make a ...

Company confirmed that a contractor employee passed away, days after an accident near the gold producer's Bagoe mine in Cote d'Ivoire.

Two workers were killed and a third hospitalised by a mine explosion in Cobar, far west New South Wales (NSW) in the early hours of Tuesday morning. The deceased have been identified as 24-year-old ...

A construction worker for a Nevada gold mining exploration project fell 800 feet to his death on the job in May, sparking an investigation from state mining safety regulators. Lon Shane Jarvis, 56, ...

An environmental NGO has called for an overhaul of the sector after at least 15 artisanal gold miners were killed in ...

One week ago today, an explosion at Polymetals Resources’ Endeavor mine in Cobar, far west New South Wales (NSW), killed 59-year-old Ambrose Patrick McMullen and 24-year-old Holly Clarke and left ...

The number of deaths from land-mines increased significantly in 2024. In many regions where even wars seem like a distant past, the danger of “forgotten” landmines remains present, impacting the lives ...

On Jan. 8, MSHA released preliminary data showing that mine fatalities in 2008 declined 31 percent from 2007 to drop to an all-time low. Metal/nonmetal mines recorded the lowest level of fatalities in ...

Safety and security in the mining industry are of principal concern to organizational leaders. The dangers and risks to workers in both […] ...