Mining

Chile rescuers find body of last trapped miner - five confirmed dead
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Latin America
Posted
1 hour ago
Mining billionaire welcomes Trump tariffs on copper
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US & Canada
Posted
5 days ago
Reeves backs Cornish tin revival during visit
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Cornwall
Posted
5 days ago
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Three workers rescued after two days in collapsed Canada mine
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US & Canada
Posted
25 July
The Climate Question. Is the race for rare earths good for the planet? Audio, 28 minutes
The minerals are vital for fighting climate change, but there's a big environmental cost
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BBC World Service
Available for over a year
How the rise of green tech is feeding another environmental crisis
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BBC InDepth
Posted
20 July
Colombian gold miners rescued after about 18 hours trapped underground
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Latin America
Posted
18 July
Inside the Congolese mine vital to mobile phones, as rebels give BBC rare access
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Africa
Posted
13 July
Pride group's first Durham Miners' Gala 'fabulous'
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Wear
Posted
12 July
An Indigenous Australian community is fighting to protect sacred springs from a coal mine
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Australia
Posted
11 July
What in the World. Rare earths - The most important minerals you probably haven’t heard of. Audio, 12 minutes
But the environmental damage they cause can be immense
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BBC World Service
Available for over a year
Anniversary show celebrates mining and railway
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Wear
Posted
29 June
Monument to colliery miners unveiled
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Derbyshire
Posted
29 June
EU recognition of mine prompts call for support
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Devon
Posted
18 June
Mali begins building Russian-backed gold refinery
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World
Posted
17 June
Race to mine metals for EV batteries threatens marine paradise
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Climate
Posted
15 June
Tin mining project awarded funding for buildings
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Cornwall
Posted
14 June
Botswana's diamond giant slashes output as demand falls
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Africa
Posted
6 June
Mystery artist replaces village's stolen statue
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England
Posted
30 May
Business Daily. The environmental impact of mineral mining. Audio, 21 minutes
We head to DR-Congo to see the effect of the growth in demand for critical minerals
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BBC World Service
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Campaigners 'shocked' by quarry plan consultation
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Northamptonshire
Posted
27 May
Coal mine flood water used in first heating scheme
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Wales
Posted
26 May
Good Bad Billionaire. Eike Batista: Golden grifter. Audio, 40 minutes
Mining magnate Eike Batista was Brazil’s richest man, but corruption led to his downfall
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BBC World Service
Available for over a year
Minister visits mines ahead of minerals strategy
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Cornwall
Posted
23 May