Mining

Britain's Critical Minerals Strategy fails on its own terms – and on the necessity of global resource justice.

Corruption, illegal mining, and lack of action threaten Peru’s mountain communities as glaciers disappear.

Campaigners say green transition must not be hijacked by military industries or used to undermine the economies of developing countries.

The rise of generative AI has exploded the demand for energy, including from fossil fuels.

How the citizens of Zenica, one of Europe’s most polluted cities, came together to fight against a polluting steelworks.

Today marks the first anniversary of three protesters being shot and killed in Madagascar during a demonstration against Rio Tinto’s QMM mine.

The increased demand for minerals for renewable energy infrastructure is driving the concentration of capital in the mining sector.

Extraction of raw materials could rise 60 per cent by 2060 – so is degrowth the answer?

Britain’s climate 'leadership' is based on the profoundly unjust and violent transition that was the defeat of the 1980s miners' strike.

Anti-coal campaigners are in court today in a final attempt to block the extension of a coal mine at Aberpergwm in south Wales.

Fishers' supporters hit by fish poisonings appeal to Qit Minerals Madagascar and Rio Tinto investors to ensure independent investigation - 18 months after mine pollution.

Firm mined 270,000 tonnes of coal since planning permission ran out - more than planned extension had proposed.

Community fears for the restoration of the UK’s largest open pit coal mine.

Human rights violations reported as villagers 'gagged' during negotiations for compensation from Rio Tinto’s QMM mine in Madagascar.

Damage caused by deep-seabed mining would be extensive and irreversible, says new report.