The article traces the history of mining and smelting in Ramsbeck, Germany, showing how conflicting interests between mining and agriculture were negotiated.
This study brings together research in a variety of disciplines to reconstruct the history of mining in Schwaz, Tirol.
Hollsten focuses on the mercury mines at Idrija in order to trace the movement of this material and the various ways its history intersects with human history.
Haumann looks at the spatial patterns of open-pit limestone mining in the Mettmann district of Germany and tries to explain why these “holes” are in the places they are and why they took the shape they did.
Schramm compares the environmental impacts of uranium mining in East and West Germany.
The documentary analyzes the changes a Canadian small town undergoes with the arrival of a global mining company.
Dirty Business reveals the true social and environmental costs of coal power and looks at promising developments in renewable energy.
Blood in the Mobile is the story about how our phones are connected to illegal mining in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
