News about mine
Four killed in Russia copper mine explosion
Four people have been killed and two others injured in an explosion at a copper mine in southeast Russia, a Russian news agency reported.
23 June 2014 09:05
Gold mine to open in North Kazakhstan in 2015
Development of Aulie gold deposit has started in Yessil District of North Kazakhstan Oblast.
20 June 2014 12:59
Kyrgyzstan grants gold mine operating permits to Centerra
Kyrgyzstan has granted a gold mine operating permit to Canada's Centerra Gold, barely making the deadline for a threatened shutdown of operations.
14 June 2014 14:17
Seven killed in Ukraine mine blast
Seven 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 18:03
Mining exports drive Australian growth
Surging 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 10:02
Canada's Centerra Gold threatens to close Kyrgystan mine
Canada'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.
03 June 2014 12:32
Turkish mining operator denies any 'negligence' in catastrophe
The operator of a Turkish mine where an explosion has claimed more than 280 lives said on Friday the disaster was not due to negligence on its part.
16 May 2014 15:44
Strikers on march at S.Africa platinum mine
Hundreds 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 14:27
Turkey mine blast kills at least 201, hundreds trapped
At 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 10:19
Death toll rises to 10 in Colombia mine disaster
Rescue 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.
04 May 2014 12:57
Alaska mine could be blocked to save salmon fisheries
US environmental authorities made a rare move Friday to block a massive copper and gold mine in Alaska before it even gets under way, in a bid to protect wild salmon.
02 March 2014 12:23
Evacuations urged in burning Australian coal mine town
Young, elderly and pregnant residents of a Australian town cloaked in smoke from a coal mine ablaze for three weeks were Friday urged to leave over mounting air quality concerns.
28 February 2014 16:05
Sleep syndrome update: two more cases
Two more people have been hospitalized at Kalachi village with sleep syndrome symptoms.
20 February 2014 21:03
South Africa braces for mass platinum strike
Tens of thousands of workers at the world's three top platinum producers were set to down tools Thursday in a pay strike that could have a devastating impact in Africa's largest economy.
23 January 2014 15:17
China coal mine accidents kill 1,049 in 2013: govt
Accidents in Chinese coal mines killed 1,049 people last year, down 24 percent from 2012, authorities said, reflecting both risks and improvements in the country's thriving and often under-regulated sector.
06 January 2014 13:24
Chilean miracle miners back in spotlight -- on film
At the bottom of a dank salt mine in Colombia, a 200-strong film crew featuring Spanish actor Antonio Banderas is reconstructing the incredible tale of 33 miners buried alive for 69 days in Chile in 2010.
26 December 2013 14:41
Coal rush ravages Indonesian Borneo
Barges loaded with mountains of coal glide down the polluted Mahakam River on Indonesian Borneo every few minutes. Viewed from above, they form a dotted black line as far as the eye can see, destined for power stations in China and India.
09 December 2013 18:41
Rio sells Australian coal mine stake for $1.02 bn
Resources giant Rio Tinto announced the US$1.02 billion sale of its stake in Australia's Clermont thermal coal mine Monday as it seeks to shore up its ailing bottom line.
29 October 2013 10:00
Disabled former miner uses Molotov cocktail against ArcelorMittal in Karaganda
One of the disabled walked to the second floor of the building and cast a bottle of Molotov cocktail in the corridor soaking the carpet of the floor with the kerosene from the bottle. After that he put a match to it and started a fire.
17 October 2013 17:43
Thousands of Romanians protest Canadian mine plans
Thousands of people marched against a Canadian company's plans to open Europe's largest gold mine at Rosia Montana, in what has become one of the longest-running protests in post-communist Romania.
01 October 2013 10:05