An Assembly panel Thursday approved a measure to repeal the constitutional tax cap on net proceeds paid by mining companies, a move long advocated by mining foes who claim the industry hasn't paid its fair share of taxes while reaping huge profits from Nevada's nonrenewable resource.Full story
A measure limiting damages people can receive in lawsuits over lead contamination has gained final legislative approval. Full story
Mining activities at a giant U.S.-owned gold and copper mine in Indonesia were halted Wednesday as rescuers using jacks, saws and wheelbarrows dug through a caved-in mine tunnel looking for about 25 trapped workers, the mine operator said. Full story
Discussing the legal obligations of data mining, with Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Yale School of Management; and Joel Reidenberg, Fordam University professor.
New York Times correspondent Suzanne Daley reports from debt-strapped Greece on efforts to raise revenues with gold mining despite deep concerns over environmental dangers and lax oversight.
John Smith, Silver Standard Resources CEO, discusses his latest mining project in Mexico, which holds one of the world's largest silver reserves.
Tyson Slocum, director of the Public Citizen Energy Program, and Mike Caputo, vice president of the United Mine Workers of America, offer two sides of the conversation on the environment and the so-called "war on coal."
Gold mining execs are trying to pressure investors that miners are still the place to be despite a tough year. Mark Cutifani, AngloGold Ashanti CEO, offers insight.
Mining workers surround the coffin of their colleague Selvianus Edoway, who died in a tunnel when it collapsed in the mining area of Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc's, at a hospital in Tembagapura of Papua province May 15, 2013. Thirty-nine workers were attending an underground training class nea
Members of the mining community march during a strike at Lonmin's Marikana platinum mine in Rustenburg, 100 km northwest of Johannesburg, May 15, 2013. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko
The mining community looks on as they are addressed by their leaders during a strike at Lonmin's Marikana platinum mine in Rustenburg, 100 km northwest of Johannesburg, May 14, 2013. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko
A fisherman makes a fishing net near a huge pipe used in magnetized black sand mining along the shore line of San Vicente, Ilocos Sur in northern Philippines May 6, 2013. Residents said they are opposing black sand mining in their area because they are afraid that continous scraping of sand along th
