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.

Wyoming's first new coal mine in 50 years is said to be opening soon but it won't rely on the fossil fuel to make money.

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 (EIA ...

The Interior Department signed off on a mine on Nature Conservancy-managed forestland in Tennessee. The Trump administration ...

China has deployed a fleet of autonomous electric mining trucks at the Yimin open-pit coal mine in Inner Mongolia. The operation, led by state-backed energy giant Huaneng Group, includes 100 ...

After open-pit coal mines were proposed for the area, a bi-national board created by a reference to the International Joint Commission determined that mining couldn't occur without disastrous ...

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.

Barapukuria Coal Mining Company Ltd proposed a "Techno-Economic Feasibility Study for Open-Pit Coal Mining in the Northern and Southern Part of Barapukuria Coal Basin, Parbatipur, Dinajpur, Bangladesh ...

Researchers argue that 300GW of solar energy could be produced at Mpumalanga’s old mines and those closing in the next decade ...

Open-pit coal mines will be forbidden in the foothills under a new policy announced by the Alberta government on Friday, Dec. 20, 2024. However, metallurgical coal mines would be allowed.