Gypsum may be an unfamiliar name to many but we are surrounded by it every day. It is a mineral used to make types of plaster ...

Rat-hole mining is banned by the Supreme Court. But its practice persists under the noses of government officials and ...

From thrilling science experiments to nature adventures - a gold mine of free and low-cost activities are to be unearthed this February half-term at Yokshire’s National Coal Mining Museum for England.

It is digging deep in its offer of indoor and outdoor ... family friendly tour discovering the fascinating history of coal mining. With the play area to burn off steam, creative craft activities ...

It is a mineral used to make types of plaster which coat our homes, schools and offices - and in Cumbria sits the world's deepest gypsum mine ... old saying from the coal miners: It's always ...

In September, a coal mine reopened in Utah’s Coal Country ... “I don’t want to see coal go away, and my deep feeling down inside is that it all depends on who we have for administrations ...

From t-shirts to right-wing campaign groups to its own lobbyists and new industry group, the coal industry is getting its ...

Britain’s approval of its first new deep coal mine in decades was overturned in 2024 by London’s High Court. (Image courtesy of West Cumbria Mining.) ...

KHADIM Faqir (not his real name), 27, still remembers the fateful day nearly four years ago when the 1,200-metre-deep coal mine he was working in, collapsed. Days later when he regained ...