Mining

Paintings from across the North East explore the link between mining and early steam engines.

The installation commemorates miners who worked at the pit before it closed in 1988.

Mining bosses urge the government to take the lead on funding a tungsten mine near Plymouth.

Mali will have a majority stake in the plant asserting its "economic sovereignty", the military leader says.

Photographs appear to show how nickel mining damaged one the world's most diverse marine environments

The project aiming to restart tin mining receives £4m towards building workshops and offices.

Botswana, one of the world's biggest diamond producers, has been struck by a global decline in the market.

A fibreglass effigy has appeared in place of a pony in Ryhope which was cut down to its hooves.