Researchers confirmed that Lion Cavern in Eswatini is the world's oldest ochre mine, dating back 48,000 years. Using ...

The analyses of the largest study on ochre extraction in Africa also show the spread of ochre to nearby areas / publication ...

People appear to have returned to the surrounding region for ochre mining for thousands of years, suggesting the quality of the material was an important part of the traditions and shared ...

The Kef Eddour mine, opened in 1985, is currently one of the biggest phosphate mines in the Gafsa Valley. The mounds in the ...

The collapse of the dam unleashed a torrent of over 40 million cubic meters of highly toxic mining waste sludge, enough to fill 12,000 Olympic swimming pools. The ochre-colored muck from the dam ...

Beneath your feet lies one of Cardiff's most closely-guarded secrets: an extensive network of underground caves, arguably the ...