The resources minister wants to see royalties redirected to the regions as the debate over coal’s economic benefits intensifies ...

At one point during the call he asks for a question to be repeated, explaining that his hearing has been affected since going down into the mine, presumably by the pressure. But the hardest impact ...

Dalradian has been working on the Curraghinalt site near Greencastle in the Sperrin Mountains since 2009 A public inquiry into a controversial gold mine in County Tyrone is due to begin next week.

A public inquiry into a controversial gold mine in County Tyrone is due to begin next week. Dalradian has been working on the Curraghinalt site near Greencastle in the Sperrin Mountains since 2009 ...

Authorities have also said no official rescue personnel will go down into the mine because it is extremely dangerous. Volunteers from the community who are familiar with the mine have been in the ...

In early December, when shaft No. 3 became too dangerous to use, miners switched to descending into the mine through another shaft farther west. From there, they faced a two-hour, six-mile trek ...

The tragedy at the abandoned gold mine near the town of Stilfontein began ... for years struggled to stop groups of miners from going into some of the gold-rich country's 6,000 abandoned or ...

Authorities have also said no official rescue personnel will go down into the mine because it is extremely dangerous, while some volunteers from the community who are familiar with the mine have ...

The authorities sent a camera down the shaft to do a final sweep. They say the mine will now be permanently sealed.