New mineral policy pushes privatization at people's cost

Curse of copper

After fouling 10 Madhya Pradesh villages with heavy metals and acid, HCL is set to expand its mine

Operation Saranda: from Maoists to Miners

Between Maoists and mines

Ho tribals lose hold of Saranda as mining is set to take over the pristine sal forest. A report and photographs by Sayantan Bera

Licence to mine

Supreme Court allows conditional resumption of iron ore mining in Goa

Muddied water floods North Goa

Unplanned mining blamed for turning monsoon rains into sludge

No rules for mining

Irregularities galore in mining in Bellary

Mining rights subject to closure plan

Ministry indifferent to illegal mining

Shows cold response to recommendations on curbing illegal mining of iron, manganese

Irongate opened

Shah Commission report shows how authorities, mine owners stripped Goa of iron

Data fudged for mining clearance

Iron ore mines in Goa also concealed facts to get environmental clearance, shows report

Maoist insurgency

Land struggles and growth of India’s red corridor

Cost of marble

Mining in Rajasthan's Rishab Dev tehsil, the only place in the country that produces green marble, registered 6,681 times growth in 14 years. But …

India’s Minamata

Singrauli, the powerhouse of India with massive coal reserves and many thermal power plants, should have been prosperous. But it is poor and …

Malaysia bans bauxite mining for three months

The move comes after protests rose against environmental degradation in area near the mines

Agreement likely between Brazil and mining company over dam collapse

A tailings dam had collapsed in November 2015 that killed 16 people and polluted nearby areas

Australia, source of uranium and lead pollution in Antarctica

Since 1945, rise in Southern Hemisphere uranium levels has been attributed to uranium mining in Australia 

Treasure from trash: how mining waste can be mined a second time

Identifying mine waste as economic resources will help support global demand for critical metals and boost mining industry during the downturn

Coal India signs MoU for environmental audit of mines

The MoU with Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education will facilitate eco-restoration of 430 mines