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.

The company proposing a copper mine near White Sulphur Springs has agreed to a 25-year prohibition on open pit mining. Meagher County Stewardship Council, a nonprofit citizens group, entered into ...

The mourning of Sebastião Salgado's passing in Brazil and around the world is a testament to the power and necessity of his ...

Burgundy Diamond Mines says it’s laid off some of its employees and contractors and has temporarily stopped open pit mining ...

A mining company released an initial assessment this week that outlines the potential for an open-pit gold mine northwest of ...

Lawmakers gave little indication of how they were leaning, but the proposal to lift the acreage cap on open-pit mining did raise eyebrows from one committee member, Rep. Vicki Doudera of Camden ...

The claim: Images show comparison of lithium mine and oil well. An April 3 Facebook video (direct link, archive link) shows an image of an oil rig in a green field followed by an image of an open ...

Once the largest open-pit mine in the world, it continues to produce 1% of the world's copper. The scale is astonishing: nearly 100 trucks, each one carrying 320 tons (640,000 pounds) of ore ...

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's proposal to ban open-pit mining will generate uncertainty and curtail investment for the key sector, mining industry representatives said this week.

Ongoing extraction inside the Continental Pit operated by Montana Resources — an open pit mine in Butte, Mont. The company is working with researchers at the nearby closed Berkeley Pit, which ...