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Underground mining news delivers focused reporting on the technologies, risks, and innovations shaping subsurface operations worldwide. From shaft sinking and tunneling to ventilation, seismic monitoring, and autonomous equipment, this category tracks how companies optimize performance while ensuring safety below ground. Discover updates on deep mining projects, labor strategies, ground control methods, and new regulatory frameworks. Essential reading for engineers, safety managers, investors, and analysts monitoring the evolution of underground extraction. Related categories include Mining Safety, Mining Technology, and Mining Operations.
Deep-level tunnel infrastructure at an El Teniente-style underground copper operation. Codelco has temporarily suspended development and construction work at the Andes Norte project inside El Teniente…
Rook I site infrastructure and earthworks advancing in Saskatchewan’s Athabasca Basin. NexGen Energy has broken ground on its Rook I uranium mine and mill in northern…
**LUBIN, Poland : ** KGHM Polska Miedź S.A., the European Union’s largest copper producer, has officially launched its "KGHM 2.0" strategy, a massive US$8.55 billion (34…
SASKATOON, Saskatchewan : Cameco Corporation (TSX: CCO; NYSE: CCJ) announced early Wednesday that it has initiated a temporary suspension of mining operations at its flagship Cigar…
The Oyu Tolgoi copper mine is transforming the global copper market from the heart of Mongolia's South Gobi Desert. For decades, shifting sands and nomadic herders…
The Oyu Tolgoi ramp-up is one of the most consequential developments in the global copper market today. In 2026, Mongolia's Gobi Desert is no longer a…
Silver Mountain Resources Inc. (TSX-V: AGMR) has confirmed that its Reliquias silver mine in central Peru remains on track for a production restart in the third…
SANTIAGO — Sixteen years after the San José Mine collapse trapped 33 Chilean miners underground for 69 days, mining safety technology has fundamentally changed how mines…
Smart mining moved a step closer to reality with the announcement that Ericsson and Rogers Communications are deploying a private 5G network at an operational test…
When Coal India Limited announced in its FY2024 outlook that underground production must rise to meet long-term domestic demand, the spotlight shifted to the machines increasingly…
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