Australia approves huge India-backed mineAustralia has given the go-ahead to a massive coal mine in Queensland state which Environment Minister Greg Hunt said Monday could ultimately provide electricity for up to 100 million Indians.
Land mine kills four Tunisian soldiers: ministryFour Tunisian soldiers were killed by a land mine in the country's northwest, where the army has been battling Islamist militants, the defence ministry said.
03 July 2014
Rinehart still Australia's richest despite losing Aus$2 bnMining magnate Gina Rinehart had Aus$2.01 billion (US$1.89 billion) wiped off her fortune in the past year but remains Australia's wealthiest person, an annual rich list showed.
Four killed in Russia copper mine explosionFour people have been killed and two others injured in an explosion at a copper mine in southeast Russia, a Russian news agency reported.
Seven killed in Ukraine mine blastSeven miners were killed and two others are missing after a gas explosion ripped through an underground coal mine in eastern Ukraine, authorities said.
13 June 2014
Mining exports drive Australian growthSurging mining exports powered the Australian economy to better-than-expected 1.1 percent growth in the first quarter of the year, data showed Wednesday, but Treasurer Joe Hockey said he was also encouraged by a pick-up in other sectors.
05 June 2014
Canada's Centerra Gold threatens to close Kyrgystan mineCanada's Centerra Gold on Monday threatened to close its mine in Kyrgyzstan unless its receives long-awaited government approvals for its annual mine plan and related operating permits by June 13.
Strikers on march at S.Africa platinum mineHundreds of striking miners marched at a Lonmin platinum mine in South Africa Wednesday, where bosses have been trying to break deadly stoppages that have severely curbed production.
14 May 2014
Turkey mine blast kills at least 201, hundreds trappedAt least 201 people were killed and hundreds more remained trapped underground after an explosion at a coal mine in western Turkey, the government said Wednesday, warning that rescue efforts faced a race against time.
14 May 2014
Death toll rises to 10 in Colombia mine disasterRescue workers recovered more bodies Saturday of people killed in a landslide at an illegal gold mine in western Colombia, raising the death toll to 10, with an additional six feared dead.