Новости по теме Mining

DR Congo opens one of Africa's largest gold mines DR Congo, one of the world's biggest gold producers, on Friday formally opened one of the continent's largest gold mines in the far northeast of the country.

04 May 2014

China coal mine death toll rises to 20 The death toll from a flooded coal mine in southwest China has risen to 20 with the recovery of another 14 bodies nearly two weeks after the accident, state media reported.

19 April 2014

Residents offered compensation for house that tumbled into crater Residents of the house, which fell into a crater in the mining town Ridder, Kazakhstan will be given two apartments as a compensation.

08 April 2014

Kazakh company halts gold exploration amid violent protest in Kyrgyzstan Kazakh company Altyn Kumushtak Mining, LLC has suspended exploration of Shyralzhyn gold deposits in Buckeye-Ata district of Talas oblast in Kyrgyzstan due to violent clashes of the local residents and the police.

04 April 2014

Mining giant BHP mulling demerger Global mining giant BHP Billiton is considering spinning-off its aluminium, bauxite and nickel assets into a single entity that would be worth about Aus$20 billion ($18.5 billion), reports said Wednesday.

02 April 2014

One dead and 40 injured in Bolivia mining clashes One person died and 40 were injured Monday in Bolivia in clashes between miners and police, officials said.

01 April 2014

Five Mexican miners die as elevator plummets Five miners died when an elevator they were riding in plunged down a shaft at a zinc and silver mine in northern Mexico.

15 February 2014

Mining companies applaud tenge devaluation in Kazakhstan The Association of Mining and Metallurgical Enterprises is supportive of the tenge devaluation.

14 February 2014

Glencore Xstrata 'to pull out' of Philippine mining project Swiss mining giant Glencore Xstrata is expected to pull out of a $5.9 billion gold-copper mining project in the Philippines, its Australian partner Indophil said.

01 February 2014

Kazakhstan to develop science: Nazarbayev Nazarbayev instructed the state officials to increase financing of scientific research in Kazakhstan.

20 January 2014

Development of coal bed methane in Karaganda - way to supply gas to Kazakhstan's center Officials gathered in Astana to discuss production of methane from Karaganda coal basin.

06 January 2014

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

Mining threatens unique culture of Sweden's Samis As winter approaches, the Samis of northern Sweden move thousands of reindeer down from the snow-covered mountains for lowland grazing. They have done so for centuries, but they wonder how much longer they can continue.

25 December 2013

Almaty native among richest men of Switzerland Vasili Anisimov, 62, an Almaty-born Russian billionaire, made it into the 300 Plus Richies list according to Swiss economy magazine Bilan.

03 December 2013

Rio Tinto to suspend alumina production at Gove Mining giant Rio Tinto said Friday it will suspend alumina production at its Gove refinery in northern Australia because it is no longer a viable business.

29 November 2013

RMK to invest $600 million in Kazakhstan Russkaya Mednaya Kompaniya (RMK) plans to invest 600 million dollars in the execution of projects in Kazakhstan.

11 November 2013

Australia probes Great Barrier Reef board over 'mining links' Australia launched a probe Wednesday into the agency responsible for protecting the Great Barrier Reef after some board members were urged to resign over alleged conflicts of interest related to the mining industry.

31 October 2013

Indonesian miners risk lives in modern-day gold rush In a desolate area of central Indonesia where lush rainforest once stood, illegal miners on the frontline of a modern-day gold rush tear up the earth in the hunt for the precious metal.

20 October 2013

Spying not illegal, says Canada eavesdropping chief Canada's electronic eavesdropping agency chief spoke for the first time Wednesday since allegations of spying on Brazil's mining and energy ministry, saying its work is legal and doesn't target Canadians.

11 October 2013

17 million tons of coal mined in Karaganda oblast Over 17 million tons of coal was mined in Karaganda oblast in the first 7 months of 2013.

26 August 2013

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