Mining

Global mapping of mining areas using satellite imagery reveals a stunning lack of data on mining activity and impacts

A new software tool predicts landslide boundaries two weeks before they happen

Modelling the impact of mine developments on groundwater is critical for protecting ecosystems and agriculture, but it can go astray if we don’t recognise that all models lack certainty

New wearable technology can help people working in physically demanding jobs in harsh environments monitor their own wellbeing, and potentially, save lives

Mapping the massive network of tunnels that give miners underground access to mineral ores is an expensive and time-consuming process, but new optimisation software, inspired by the complexity of the microchip, could save the industry millions

Mining in the 21st century can deliver the goods and be more socially and environmentally acceptable, a new book shows

Conservation and environmental groups are using the courts to fight and frustrate the mining industry in an act the Government calls ‘lawfare’