Russia jails five people over coal mine disaster that killed 51
Five people remain in detention pending an investigation into a coal mine blast in Siberia
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At least 14 dead in Russian coal mine fire, dozens still missing
Efforts to rescue those trapped in the mine were halted because of an explosion threat.
Prospecting on West Coast surges as gold prices soar
Players large and small are interested in the precious yellow metal.
Miner's giant challenge: Making steel, saving the planet
NY Times: Australian billionaire betting fortune on a bid to clean up the steel industry.
Ohai coal battle: Meet the young person fighting the industry her small town was built on
On a mission to end mining in her small Southland town.
Govt allocates nearly $151,000 towards investigation on mercury contamination
Ngāti Hau pleased with investigation into mercury contamination at Puhipihi mine.
Seabed mining ruling: Trans-Tasman Resources sees clear legal pathway to having consents re-approved at EPA
Mining firm sees clear legal pathway to consents, despite Supreme Court rejection.
Christopher Niesche: Australia risks trade sanctions over climate change failings
The country is still going full steam ahead with coal mine development.
King Coal and the unlikely investment case for more of it
With five years of legal wrangling behind it, NZ's largest coal company aims to grow.
Mining giant BHP turning its back on fossil fuels - will investors follow?
Will investors be happy with a smaller BHP – one without petroleum and less coal?
'Saudi Arabia of lithium': Taliban sits on $1 trillion of minerals, China may seek business
Afghanistan's vast supplies of lithium key to global push to develop green technologies.
Climate change: NZ imported more than million tonnes of 'dirty' coal
Coal imports from Indonesia in 2020 was 1.084 million tonnes, just over one billion kg.
Police spent $22,000 for a protest - but nobody turned up
Police had prepared for violent clashes.
New clashes as miners attack Indigenous populations in Brazil
Illegal miners emboldened by support for their industry from President Jair Bolsonaro.
Pike River lessons being applied at Auckland's City Rail Link
Mine workers in Auckland undergo intensive safety training for CRL jobs underground.
Debbie Ngarewa-Packer: Speak up when what's yours is mined
Mining operation underestimated extent of iwi and community determination and resilience.
'With heartbreak': Pike River families accept call on no more funding for recovery
The families said they accept advice that going further would be expensive and complex.
Pike River: More items dragged out for police
"We haven't finished yet," recovery mission leader says.
Brunner Mine disaster: 125 years since NZ's worst workplace accident
Coal miner John Pattinson died reading his Bible.
Ngarewa-Packer's Members' Bill seeks to ban seabed mining
Mining company Trans-Tasman Resources says it is strongly opposed to the Bill.
Rio Tinto chair quits over destruction of ancient Indigenous caves
The mining giant blasted the 46,000-year-old heritage site in May last year.
'Pride and sadness': Pike River team reaches planned furthest point in mine
The agency reached the roof fall, 2.260km up the drift access tunnel, on Tuesday.
Power deal reached: Tiwai life extended to 2024
Threats by mining giant to close led to months of negotiations over Southland plant.
'Parky' asked his son to help him write a book. It wasn't a painless experience
Sir Michael and Mike Parkinson's new book explores the light and the dark of family life.
Ten years on from the Pike River disaster: Nearing the end of the tunnel
Thursday, November 19 marks 10 years since the mine exploded, killing 29 men.
Iwi, Māori Party condemn intervention in seabed mining case
Debbie Ngarewa-Packer says consent for TTR would result in "environmental vandalism".
Protesters shut down mine near Huntly
Some activists were arrested after they chained themselves to an internal gate.
Tim Jones: Mining efforts press on with no time to burn
Opinion: NZ Minerals Forum flies in the face of the consensus of a need for change.
Fact or Fiction: Could NZ become the North Sea of the south?
Could New Zealand be missing out on huge oil and gas potential?
Pike River mine re-entry: Finding human remains possible, recovery boss says
Recovery mission has reached critical point underground.
Election 2020: Judith Collins and the art of cheeky misdirection
Collins and Ardern offered very different visions and styles on the West Coast yesterday.
Opinion | Rio Tinto's chairman must stop digging
Comment: Rio Tinto boss' exit is a victory for shareholder activism.
High Court rules on Cabinet division over chasing gold in Waihi
Environmental group vows to fight on after legal setback over mining waste ponds
Jarden Brief: Demands for resignations grow after Rio Tinto damages Aboriginal site
Scandal highlights importance of ESG investing.