Rats have been effective in the detection of antipersonnel mines and home-made explosives in Mozambique, Africa, and based on the experience an estimated 700.000 square metres (70 hectares ...

The region’s terrain made mechanised extraction difficult, leading to a proliferation of rat-hole mines. This hazardous method involves digging narrow tunnels that are barely large enough for a ...

"We have successfully demolished one dozen rat-hole mines today, and this is just the beginning. Our teams will continue these efforts until every single illegal mine in the area is destroyed and ...

In a written reply to a query from Independent MLA Akhil Gogoi, Mines and Minerals Minister Kaushik Rai said that 248 ...

The men were trapped on Monday morning after water flooded the so-called "rat-hole" mine, which is a narrow hole dug manually to extract coal. Despite a ban on such mining in India since 2014 ...