Wales
Activists launch legal challenge against Aberpergwm coal mine expansion
Campaigners from the environmental group Coal Action Network have begun a legal challenge against plans to expand the Aberpergwn mine…
Call for inquest into Gleision Colliery mining disaster
Families of the victims of the 2011 Gleision Colliery disaster have called for an inquest investigating the causes and culpability…
Council approves restart of operations at Nant Helen coal mine
The Powys County Council, responsible for the administration of the central Welsh county, has accepted an application by Celtic Energy…
Digging Dolgellau: can gold mining be revived in North Wales?
Wales has a rich heritage of gold mining, with archaeological evidence pointing to mining activities dating as far back as…