Open-pit mining is a type of surface mining used to extract coal, gold, and other minerals. It creates immense water and air pollution, disfigures landscapes, and destroys habitats.

A dragline used to dig at the Coyote Creek Mine near Beulah got stuck in a pit Tuesday afternoon. The incident was caused by the working area below the dragline becoming unstable, according to ...

Australia for the first time has rejected a coal mining application based on environmental law, with the government minister citing the open-pit mine's potential harm to the nearby Great Barrier Reef.

Inner Mongolia is a key region for mining coal and other minerals in China, which critics say has ravaged the original landscape of mountains, grassy steppe and deserts. An open pit mine collapsed ...

Utah's 120-year-old Bingham Canyon Mine continues to produce millions of tons of ore, but satellite photos don't show much expansion of the open pit.

Opening up a coal mine would ruin the tourism industry, he said, and some residents will pack up and leave. “In real estate, the No. 1 thing is location, location, location.

Opencast mining of various mini-pit areas at the New Largo thermal coal project, in Mpumalanga, should start in mid-2020, as part of the phased approach to the mine’s development, says black ...

As the provincial government finalizes details of new rules for coal mining in Alberta’s mountains and foothills, one company is asking officials to pick a definition of open pit mining that won ...

In Sanski Most, Bosnia and Herzegovina, an open-pit brown coal mine is sparking protests among locals. Farmers say the mine threatens their livelihoods and are leading the fight to protect their land.

As the provincial government finalizes details of new rules for coal mining in Alberta’s mountains and foothills, one company is asking officials to pick a definition of open pit mining that won ...