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Asia's biggest iron ore deposit found in China - 0 views

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    In a major development on Wednesday, China discovered huge iron ore deposits in...
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Lusi volcano eruption blamed on mining firm by British-led science team - 0 views

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    British scientists have revealed evidence that a mining company drilling for gas was responsible for unleashing a mud volcano in Indonesia which has killed...
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Tribe readies for battle against Vedanta's mine - 0 views

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    The Dongria Kondh tribe who live in the Niyamgiri Hills of Orissa do not normally go to the top of the bauxite-rich slopes. The hilltop is considered sacred and they leave it undisturbed. But recently, the Dongria Kondh set aside custom and gathered in droves at the top of Niyamgiri...
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Rio Tinto Staff Jailed in China - Hu Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison - 0 views

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    A Chinese court convicted four employees of mining giant Rio Tinto including an Australian national Monday on bribery and trade secrets charges, handing down jail terms ranging from...
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Trapped Miners Survive 8 Days Underground by Eating Coal and Tree Bark - 0 views

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    The 115 miners survived for eight days underground by eating sawdust, tree bark, paper and even coal. Some strapped themselves to…
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China makes unexpected grab for Canadian miner - 0 views

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    State-controlled Jilin Jien Nickel Industry Co. Ltd. launched a surprise $148.5-million unsolicited takeover bid for Canadian Royalties Inc. yesterday, marking one of the first times the...
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Vedanta to go ahead with mining sacred Orissa hill - 0 views

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    British mining giant Vedanta said on Tuesday it is going ahead with plans to mine a bauxite-rich hillside in Orissa considered sacred land by local tribals, and...
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Coal mining companies destroy environment in plain view - 0 views

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    Nguyen Tien Phuong, deputy director of Vang Danh Coal Mining Company, says his family doesn't dare drink even boiled tap water. He admits that his company has been blatantly discharging untreated wastewater directly into...
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Miners ate coal to survive 25-day burial - 0 views

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    Three miners survived 25 days trapped in a flooded mine in southern China by drinking dirty water and chewing coal...
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Chinese miners freed after 25 days in flooded mine - 0 views

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    Three miners have been found alive after being trapped for 25 days in a flooded mine in southern China, a local official said Monday. The miners drank...
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Gold Miners Ravage Vietnam's Rivers - 0 views

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    After the Amazon forests and California rivers, it is the turn of Vietnam's rivers to fall prey to the unscrupulous activities of gold miners...
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Is China headed for coal production overcapacity? - 0 views

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    The deputy director of the China Coal Industry Association says "weak demand has resulted in...
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World's first carbon-free copper smelting technology born in Shandong - 0 views

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    Recently, carbon-free copper smelting technology, a technology with full independent intellectual property rights, has passed expert examination...
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