A quiet agricultural town in Leyte has become the site of a standoff between local farmers and a mining corporation.

FREEDOM TWP., MI — A rural community southwest of Ann Arbor is grappling with proposed gravel and sand mining operations.

In an effort to prevent further harm to the environment, one lawmaker in the Philippines is proposing a sweeping ban on the mining of black sand. The move would not only ban mining activities but also ...

Pepito Guimalan, 61, village chief of Maya in MacArthur, said mining had become a vital alternative livelihood. “Our land is rich in magnetite sand, which makes it less ideal for farming,” Guimalan ...

Panaji: The Bombay high court on Monday issued a notice to the captain of ports in a fourth contempt petition concerning illegal sand mining. The Goa .

The Pender County Board of Commissioners passed a special use permit for a proposed sand mining operation during its meeting ...

A sand mining proposal in Thornapple Township has sparked concerns from some residents. Caledonia-based Excel Excavation has ...

The Town of Southampton approved plans to close sand mines near residential areas, giving operators up to seven years to wind down operations. The law, approved Tuesday in a 3-1-1 vote, targets sand ...

Mining-affected communities have intensified their opposition to mining operations, citing the risk of catastrophic floods and landslides amid widespread corruption in flood control projects across ...

Intense sand mining is putting the largest freshwater lake in Southeast Asia at risk of collapse with catastrophic consequences, a new study published in Nature Sustainability has found. Subscribe to ...