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Thousands of Romanians in fresh protest against mine project
Thousands of Romanians took to the streets on Sunday in a fourth week of protests against a Canadian company's plan to open Europe's largest gold mine in a picturesque Transylvanian village.
24 September 2013
Constructers find anti-tank mines in Temirtau
75 TM-57 military anti-tank mines have been discovered during construction of a hydraulic power station in Temirtau city.
04 September 2013
Kazakhstan to buy two mine 'hunters' from Russia
Kazakhstan mulls buying two 10750E harbor minesweepers from Russia to use them at the Caspian Sea.
15 July 2013
Central African gold mine collapse toll rises to 52
The number of people killed when a gold mine in the Central African Republic collapsed at the weekend rose to 52.
27 June 2013
Kyrgyzstan declares emergency after bloody gold mine clashes
Parts of Kyrgyzstan were under curfew Saturday after clashes between security forces and protesters who want a Canadian-owned gold mine nationalised led the president to declare a state of emergency.
01 June 2013
All 28 bodies recovered from Indonesia mine tunnel
Rescuers have recovered seven more bodies from a collapsed mine tunnel in eastern Indonesia, taking the accident's final toll to 28.
22 May 2013
Ladies swoon as Prince Harry begins US tour
Britain's Prince Harry broke hearts in Washington's corridors of power Thursday, showing more interest in landmines than in the excited fans who greeted him at the start of a week-long US visit.
10 May 2013
Kyrgyzstan searching for funds to protect itself from Kazakhstan company's $400 million claim
Kazakhstan company Visor Holding filed a $400 million claim against Kyrgyzstan government to the World Bank’s International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes.
17 April 2013
Iran opens new uranium production facility: TV
Iran, under global sanctions for its nuclear enrichment programme, on Tuesday launched a new uranium production facility and began operations in two extraction mines.
09 April 2013
Afghan de-mining threatened by international pullout
Since Haji Abdul Samad lost his leg in a minefield more than 20 years ago, he has unearthed at least 1,000 explosives and become one of Afghanistan's most experienced de-miners.
04 April 2013
Hopes fade in search for survivors of Tibet landslide
Hopes were fading Sunday that Chinese search and rescue teams would find survivors, two days after a huge landslide crashed down a Tibetan mountain and buried more than 80 mine workers.
01 April 2013
China mine blast kills 28: state media
A gas blast in a northeast China coal mine killed 28 people, authorities said Saturday, according to state media, the latest incident to damage the industry's notoriously poor safety record.
30 March 2013
Australian mine workers sacked over Harlem Shake video
Workers at an underground gold mine in Western Australia have been sacked for performing the Harlem Shake dance while on the job.
04 March 2013
Myanmar apologises to monks over mine protest injuries
Myanmar's government has apologised to senior Buddhist clerics over injuries sustained in a violent police crackdown on a rally at a Chinese-backed copper mine.
09 December 2012
Painting tied to Manhattan Project to be auctioned
A 74-year-old painting depicting the Canadian mine that produced uranium for the world's first atomic bomb will go under the hammer in Toronto on November 22, set to fetch up to Can$300,000.
14 November 2012
Arcelor Mittal Temirtau miners rescued from collapsed pit
Four miners left under debris of the collapsed roof in the pit in Karaganda oblast were rescued after seven hours.
07 November 2012
Arcelor Mittal Temirtau mine cave in blocks four in Karaganda oblast
Coal mine roof collapsed 18 meters inwards from the mine face leaving 4 people under the debris.
07 November 2012
S.Africa Lonmin miners end strike, accept pay raise
Lonmin platinum mine workers in South Africa on Tuesday ended their strike in return for pay rises of up to 22 percent, after a nearly six-week standoff that claimed 45 lives.
20 September 2012
Platinum firm makes offer to striking S African miners
Lonmin, the world's number three platinum producer, announced a new offer to striking miners at its South African operations following a fresh round of talks late Thursday.
14 September 2012
S. African union tries to rein in mine unrest
South Africa's powerful mineworkers union is trying to rein in unrest in the vital mining sector which has turned into a battleground for rival political and labour factions.
05 September 2012