Surface mining uses a variety of often highly specialised equipment such as trucks, dozers and excavators for extracting resources from just below the Earth's surface. It is generally more ...

As the global energy transition accelerates, the ocean floor has emerged as the next frontier in critical mineral competition ...

Coal mining in Appalachia may bring to mind the archetypal soot-covered miner working deep underground. But in the last 30 years, a big percentage of coal mining has been done under the sun. Surface ...

CLAIBORNE COUNTY, Tenn. — The U.S. Department of the Interior approved a proposed coal mine on Bryson Mountain in Claiborne County recently. In a statement, DOI said it gave the green light to ...

Surface mining in the northeast corner of Clark County could expand significantly if one property owner has its way. Synergy Resources has asked the county to consider expanding the so-called overlay ...

The yellow robot on the side of this ship is about to plunge into the depths of the Pacific Ocean. Its mission: to recover objects that can be millions of years old. To collect them, it has to go down ...

CLAIBORNE COUNTY, Tenn. — A new coal mining permit has been approved in the state, according to the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement. The department said it has given the green ...

Special zoning that allows surface mining in the Chelatchie Bluff area will stay in effect, at least for now. On Tuesday, the Clark County Council voted 3-2 against repealing the ordinance that ...