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Many people are aware that mining is a dangerous business. In addition to traditional risk factors, the mining sector now faces a wide range of risks and challenges. Therefore, modern mining techniques and equipment are important when it comes to protecting the health and safety of workers. This infographic should be of value to companies involved in this high risk industry. The safety solutions listed in this infographic will help executives make mining workplace safer and better.

The Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday declared its first-ever "public health emergency," saying the federal government will...

The 115 miners survived for eight days underground by eating sawdust, tree bark, paper and even coal. Some strapped themselves to…

The death toll from a gas explosion at a coal mine in central China has risen to 42, with 37...

One worker is dying every second day at South African mines, trade union Solidarity says. According to the Department of Mining, the official death toll was at...

The leader of the Navajo Nation marked the 30th anniversary of a massive uranium tailings spill by reaffirming the tribe's ban on future uranium mining...

Nguyen Tien Phuong, deputy director of Vang Danh Coal Mining Company, says his family doesn't dare drink even boiled tap water. He admits that his company has been blatantly discharging untreated wastewater directly into...

Three miners have been found alive after being trapped for 25 days in a flooded mine in southern China, a local official said Monday. The miners drank...