Jeff Greene plans to excavate thousands of tons of limestone with plans to build a mammoth residential development on 2,800 acres.

A highlight for Mining Journalism Training (MJT) attendees this year was experiencing a controlled live blast at Canyon Coal’s Mpumalanga-based Gugulethu Colliery. Menar’s MJT programme began with ...

Page-Kincaid Public Service District officials reported Friday that iron that has recently inflitrated the drinking water of Fayette County residents is likely related to nearby mining and blasting.

Orica and Epiroc have developed a semi-automatic explosives delivery system for underground mining, labeled Avatel. According to the developers, the system eliminates charge crew exposure at the face.

Managing Director Greg Bittar described the beginning of drill-and-blast activities as “another major milestone for the ...

BEIJING – The death toll in a coal mine explosion in central China (search) rose to 63 with 103 workers still missing, the government said Tuesday, as toxic fumes unleashed from the blast slowed ...

The challenge in solid mineral mining through open cast and cyclical technologies is the energy intensity of the ...

Harford County residents are concerned for their health and homes because of a bill introduced to the County Council that aims to expand mining operations by allowing blasting operations to take place ...

The large-scale blasting at the Goantagab mine in the Sorris Sorris conservancy near Khorixas last Friday has reignited debate over the potential threat to desert-adapted rhinos, tourism and the ...

Harford County legislation that would have allowed blasting at mining operations to take place 1,000 feet closer to residential property lines was withdrawn Tuesday night after community members ...

Crews not expected to reach blast area where miners trapped for 24 hours. MONTCOAL, W.Va., April 6, 2010— -- A miner who survived the massive West Virginia mine explosion said he had to struggle ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) -- The nation's worst coal mine disaster in decades exposed lax safety measures at some Appalachian mines, issues that persist five years later despite the crackdown that ...