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1 miner dies every 2 days in SA - 0 views

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Steven O'Sullivan on 21 Jul 09

One worker is dying every second day at South African mines, trade union Solidarity says. According to the Department of Mining, the official death toll was at...

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">One worker is dying every second day at South African mines, trade union Solidarity says. According to the Department of Mining, the official death toll was at...</div>

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Navajos mark 30th anniversary of uranium spill - 0 views

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The leader of the Navajo Nation marked the 30th anniversary of a massive uranium tailings spill by reaffirming the tribe's ban on future uranium mining...

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The leader of the Navajo Nation marked the 30th anniversary of a massive uranium tailings spill by reaffirming the tribe's ban on future uranium mining...</div>

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Coal mining companies destroy environment in plain view - 0 views

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shared by Steven O'Sullivan on 16 Jul 09 - Cached

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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...

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">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...</div>

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Miners ate coal to survive 25-day burial - 0 views

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shared by Steven O'Sullivan on 14 Jul 09 - Cached

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Three miners survived 25 days trapped in a flooded mine in southern China by drinking dirty water and chewing coal...

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Three miners survived 25 days trapped in a flooded mine in southern China by drinking dirty water and chewing coal...</div>

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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...

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">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...</div>

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Value of diamond deals declines by 73% from previous year - 0 views

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shared by Steven O'Sullivan on 07 Jul 09 - Cached

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Metals Economics Group's recent Strategic Report points to a 73% decline in total acquisitions spending on diamonds...

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Metals Economics Group's recent Strategic Report points to a 73% decline in total acquisitions spending on diamonds...</div>

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Centamin Becomes First Modern-Day Commercial Gold Producer in Egypt - 0 views

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shared by Steven O'Sullivan on 29 Jun 09 - Cached

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Centamin Egypt has now passed a new milestone with first gold pour at its Sukari mine...

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Centamin Egypt has now passed a new milestone with first gold pour at its Sukari mine...</div>

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Zim denies 'blood diamonds' claim - 0 views

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shared by Steven O'Sullivan on 26 Jun 09 - Cached

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At a meeting on preventing the sale of "blood diamonds", Zimbabwe has denied claims of killings in its diamond fields...

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">At a meeting on preventing the sale of "blood diamonds", Zimbabwe has denied claims of killings in its diamond fields...</div>

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Gold Miners Ravage Vietnam's Rivers - 0 views

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shared by Steven O'Sullivan on 25 Jun 09 - Cached

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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...

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">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...</div>

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Mining Giant Looks to Power Itself with Biodiesel - 0 views

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shared by Steven O'Sullivan on 24 Jun 09 - Cached

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Vale announces a project to produce biodiesel to supply its operations in the Northern region of Brazil, from 2014 onwards...

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Vale announces a project to produce biodiesel to supply its operations in the Northern region of Brazil, from 2014 onwards...</div>

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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...

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">In a major development on Wednesday, China discovered huge iron ore deposits in...</div>

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New Blog! Anglo American and Xstrata deal unlikely to go through - 0 views

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Without delving much into the synergies that are likely to be realised from the complimentary businesses, such as coal and iron ore, my feeling is that it looks very unlikely that this proposed merger between Xstrata and Anglo American Corporation will be consummated...

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Without delving much into the synergies that are likely to be realised from the complimentary businesses, such as coal and iron ore, my feeling is that it looks very unlikely that this proposed merger between Xstrata and Anglo American Corporation will be consummated...</div>

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Great Basin Gold Buys 3,600 Acres for Indian Tribe - 0 views

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shared by Steven O'Sullivan on 19 Jun 09 - Cached

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Great Basin Gold says it has purchased more than 3,600 acres in northern Nevada to be set aside for the Western Shoshone...

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Great Basin Gold says it has purchased more than 3,600 acres in northern Nevada to be set aside for the Western Shoshone...</div>

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Green energy a future option for mine expansion - 0 views

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BHP Billiton is hopeful green energy will remain a "future opportunity" for the Olympic Dam expansion. Its proposed expansion is...

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">BHP Billiton is hopeful green energy will remain a "future opportunity" for the Olympic Dam expansion. Its proposed expansion is... </div>

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Tainted mining area gets emergency aid - 0 views

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shared by Steven O'Sullivan on 18 Jun 09 - Cached

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The Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday declared its first-ever "public health emergency," saying the federal government will...

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday declared its first-ever "public health emergency," saying the federal government will...</div>

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60+ feared dead as Peruvian Amazon mining, oil protests descend into anarchy - 0 views

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shared by Steven O'Sullivan on 08 Jun 09 - Cached

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In the worst violence Peru has experienced since the end of the Shining Path revolt in the 1990s...

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Canadian Diamond To Launch on Space Shuttle - 0 views

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shared by Steven O'Sullivan on 05 Jun 09 - Cached

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A diamond from the Northwest Territories will launch into space and into history this month when...

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">A diamond from the Northwest Territories will launch into space and into history this month when...</div>

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Uranium Market: Russia Wants On Top - 0 views

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shared by Steven O'Sullivan on 28 May 09 - Cached

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Russia's Techsnabexport (Tenex) has signed a landmark agreement with US utilities firm Fuelco worth...

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Russia's Techsnabexport (Tenex) has signed a landmark agreement with US utilities firm Fuelco worth...</div>

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Palmer plans $6.5b coal behemoth - 0 views

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shared by Steven O'Sullivan on 27 May 09 - Cached

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Mining magnate Clive Palmer has unveiled plans for one of the nation's biggest-ever resource projects in Central Queensland...

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Mining magnate Clive Palmer has unveiled plans for one of the nation's biggest-ever resource projects in Central Queensland... </div>

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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...

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The deputy director of the China Coal Industry Association says "weak demand has resulted in...</div>

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