Researchers from Germany and China are using data from the Sentinel 1 mission of the European Union’s Copernicus Earth observation program to monitor soil stability at open-cast mines. In a study ...

Campaigners fighting against controversial plans for an open cast coal mine close to a Northumberland beauty spot have launched a bid to raise £10,000 to mount a legal challenge. A public inquiry is ...

Plans to build 92 homes on a former colliery have been rejected due to coal needing to be extracted from the site beforehand. Applicants the Yorkshire Mining Company planned to open cast around 10,000 ...