The Senior Design Program in Geological and Mining Engineering, builds on our solid field-based, hands-on curriculum to provide students with “their first job”– a project supplied by industry, ...

Funani said that it is alleged the homeowner, who lives with his family, used or permitted a group of men to use one of the ...

Police in South Africa have forced 540 illegal miners out of an abandoned mine shaft and arrested them. Earlier this week, security forces blocked deliveries of food and water to the miners in a ...

Disused mine shafts in outback Queensland could soon become a green energy hub, creating jobs and using heavy weights to generate renewable power through gravity. See how. Glencore plans to close ...

At first, you could "mine" Bitcoins using just the central processing unit of home computers. The mining process became quickly competitive, and faster Graphics Processing Units (GPUs) were used.

Bitcoin mining involves solving complex mathematical puzzles, validating transactions and securing the network. Miners compete to find the correct hash, adding new blocks to the blockchain and ...

Wollongong start-up Green Gravity says has begun initial work on a potential 2GWh gravitational energy storage project using disused mine shafts in Mount Isa, in north west Queensland. A fortnight ...

Tragically, police confirmed the body of the 59-year-old was located about 11am in water at the base of the mine shaft. The man is yet to be formally identified. The NSW Resources Regulator is ...

Commissions do not affect our editors' opinions or evaluations. Bitcoin mining software lets you use computer hardware to help administer the blockchain technology that runs bitcoin (BTC).

signaling a tight market as large buyers scoop up inventories and pile into futures at a time when a string of mine disruptions threatens to throttle supplies. Cash zinc contracts are trading at a ...