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 ...

Secondly, for open-pit coal mining in Phulbari, at least 6,688 hectares (66.88 sq km) of land will be acquired, of which 5,428 hectares or 54.28 sq km of land will be used as mine footprint ...

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.

"Big Muskie"was a 27-million-pound Bucyrus-Erie 4250W that moved 483 million tons of earth for the Central Ohio Coal Company ...

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.

Mako Mining operates high-grade, shallow open-pit mines like San Albino and Moss, fueling self-funded growth and expansion.

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.

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.