As an asteroid mining start-up's latest mission goes awry, Josh Sims looks at how close we really are to extracting rare minerals from the many celestial bodies above us.

There are plans to create a £400m train testing site on the former Nant Helen opencast mine.

Empty since January 2014, there is now hope there could be a new operator for the site in Pool.

Kent's coal miners say they were the last to hold out against Margaret Thatcher's government.

The ex-miners, many of whom took part in the original demonstration, held colliery banners from 1985.

Despite opposition investors are still looking at deep-sea mining technology.

A minister says nearly all key details have been finalised for a deal giving the US access to the country's minerals.

He was presented with a certificate from the national union of mineworkers to celebrate his birthday