The Mining Journal was founded in 1835 in London. Since 1963, it has been part of a publishing company, Mining Communications, which also produces Mining Magazine, Mining, People and the Environment, GeoDrilling International and World Tunnelling/Trenchless World [1][2]. Since 2008, it has been owned by the Australian company Aspermont, owner of Australia's Mining Monthly.
In 1844, the Mining Journal successfully campaigned for the introduction of the first safety regulations for mines [2].