Sand is among the most used natural resources on Earth, second only to water. It's an essential component of cell phones, ...

Members of the Bream Bay community say potential fast-track approval of offshore sand mining has galvanised them against the ...

CHENNAI: The Madras High Court has directed the state government to initiate immediate action to prevent illegal sand mining ...

A sweeping Interpol-led operation targeting illegal mining in West Africa has led to the arrest of 200 people and the seizure ...

Kochi: The fisher community will intensify its strong protests against the deep-sea mining proposed by Centre off the Kerala ...

Interpol says a major operation targeting illegal gold mining in West Africa has resulted in 200 arrests and the seizure of ...

The recent violent clash between Ayensuano youth and illegal sand-winners, which left two people dead and multiple injured, is a stark reminder of the devastating consequences of Ghana 39;s unchecked ...

Move to mine 745 million tonnes of sand was done without conducting an environmental or social impact study, the group says ...

SEREMBAN: No evidence of gold was found in the river area in Lenggeng, where gold mining activities were reportedly taking place, says state Land and Mines Office.

Due to halted official operations in designated sand reaches, illegal sand mining has escalated across 137 villages along ...

Jaipur: To decrease reliance on river sand by promoting manufactured sand (M-sand), mining department has launched an ...

Illegal sand mining is rampant at rivulets and streams across the district. While free sand policy has been announced by the ...