FOUND: 196 - You Need To See This

Deserted town where an underground fire has been burning for more than 60 years

A subterranean fire in a once thriving American mining town has been dangerously raging on since 1962 and forced most of its inhabitants out - but five residents still remain

Daily Mirror · Aug 21, 2022

Ireland's hidden 'gold mines' that people speculate could be hiding great riches

Old Irish place names with ‘ór’ in them could be clues to some ancient sources of gold

Irish Mirror · Aug 21, 2022

The key to Byron Bay's transformation from 'reeking' abattoir town to coastal hotspot — American surfers

With all that Byron Bay has become, it's remarkable to think that the same town was once an industrial hub with a piggery, an abattoir, sand mining and a whaling station — until surfers came along.

ABC News · Aug 20, 2022

NSW RFS partners with mining company in first-of-its-kind road-crash emergency rescue trial

Low populations and declining volunteer rates in Far West NSW have meant a mining company is joining forces with emergency services to assist with road crash rescues.

ABC News · Aug 19, 2022

Road blockades remain around Zijin's Colombia project

Road blockades set up by community members remained around Zijin Mining's Colombia concession on Thursday, after nearly a week of protests which have hit the Chinese company's production.

Reuters · Aug 19, 2022

Newcrest wary on scarce labour, inflation

Australia's biggest gold miner Newcrest Mining has posted a drop in full-year profit for 2022 and warns of ongoing global cost pressures and labour shortages.

AAP · Aug 19, 2022

Fight ramps up to prevent Canadian companies’ abuses abroad

Advocates are urging Canada to do more to hold Canadian companies accountable for human rights violations abroad.

Al Jazeera · Aug 18, 2022

Zijin Colombia mine search uncovers no bodies, local officials

No bodies belonging to informal miners who were reportedly trapped in a tunnel on Zijin Mining's Colombia concession have been handed over to a rescue team, the government of Antioquia province said on Wednesday.

Reuters · Aug 18, 2022

Proposed 1,500-room mining camp in Goldfields town Kambalda faces community backlash

The local council has given the $164 million mining camp its unanimous support, but some locals in the Goldfields town of Kambalda are petitioning against the 1,500-room development, fearing it could cause their small town to "die off".

ABC News · Aug 18, 2022

U.S. Treasury eyes Brazil drug gang ties to illegal Amazon gold mines

The U.S. government is concerned about links between Brazil's largest drug gang and illegal gold mining in the Amazon rainforest, a U.S. Treasury official said on Wednesday following meetings with Brazilian law enforcement and civil society.

Reuters · Aug 17, 2022