Environment / Mining
Articles about Mining, ordered by date. 
India: into the darkness
Coalminers in treacherous ‘rat-hole’ mines work without safety equipment or rescue protocols in northeast India.
Fracking haunts sceptred isle
Resistance is rising in the UK as the company behind the controversial energy-extraction process known as fracking gears up for a return to action.
This land is my land
Nearly 30 years after eco-rebels sent mining company BCL fleeing from Bougainville for wholesale environmental carnage, it is planning its return to the mineral-rich island. But, as conflicts of interest and intrigues develop, locals are less than pleased. Ian Neubauer reports.
Women against mining – and for the good life
Photography is helping Peruvian women document life near Latin America’s largest goldmine.
Farewell to the big village
In her final column writing from Bolivia, Amy Booth reflects on what Cochabamba has revealed to her – including about herself.
Making Waves: Gina Lopez
The Philippines’ maverick environmentalist fighting the powerful mining industry, speaks with Veronique Mistiaen.
Reasons to be cheerful
A breath of fresher air; Hope in sight; Frack off, say Scots.
While the world’s largest coal mine gets the go ahead…
With the Great Barrier Reef and climate targets under threat, Tom Anderson and Eliza Egret explain why this mega mine matters to all of us.
Happy feet for Chilean penguin campaigners
After concerted campaigning, the Chilean government has turned down a proposal for two open-pit copper and iron mines – that would have sat right next to the nature reserve sheltering the endangered Humboldt penguin. Lydia Noon reports.
Nigeria: No slick deal
In the first case of its kind, a small Nigerian community is taking on oil giant Eni in the Italian courts. By Francesca Gater
When the police are paid by the mine
Stephanie Boyd reports on a growing trend of private corporations hiring public law enforcers to protect their interests.
The downside to electric cars
They may be good for the environment, but not for those mining the cobalt needed to manufacture their batteries, writes Neil Thompson.
‘We are slowly being killed by this mine’
The British-Australian mine of Cerro Matoso has been linked to birth defects, pollution, poverty and paramilitary pay-offs. Daniel Macmillen Voskoboynik investigates.
Coal’s hidden ‘double whammy’
Millions of hectares of forest are threatened by coal mining, warns Saskia Ozinga.
Under-mining Vedanta
A day of global protest marked mining giant Vedanta's annual general meeting. Samarendra Das and Miriam Rose report.
Sámi's diamond win
Ragnhild Freng Dale on a recent win and the ongoing fight for recognition.
Displaced by blood and fire
Jess Worth joins the Dirty Oil Tour to highlight human rights abuses by mining companies.
Mine shafted
Jess Worth on indigenous Canadians' fight against a mine.
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