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Scientists to explore mining potential of volcanoes - 1 views

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    Research vessel Tangaroa has set sail on Wednesday for the remote Kermadec Arc to study the mineral exploitation potential of deep-sea volcanoes...
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Resource Super Profits Tax - The Highest Mining Tax in the World - 0 views

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    Resource…Super…Profits… Mention these words in the same sentence and you are sure to get a positive response from most stakeholders in the mining industry. However, should you add the dreaded word...
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BP says oil spill costs reach US$2.65 billion - 1 views

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    The cost of the response to date amounts to approximately $2.65 billion, including the cost of...
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Wreck of mining execs' plane found - 0 views

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    Searchers have found the remains of nine or...
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U.S. Identifies Vast Riches of Minerals in Afghanistan - 0 views

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    The United States has discovered nearly $1 trillion in untapped mineral deposits in Afghanistan, far beyond any previously known reserves and enough to fundamentally alter...
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Grupo Mexico retakes copper mine - 3-year strike comes to an end - 0 views

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    Grupo Mexico retook control of Mexico's biggest copper mine after hundreds of federal police dislodged protesting workers on strike for nearly three years...
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Gold Fields Pioneers Carbon Trading in the Gold Industry - 1 views

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    Gold Fields Limited (Gold Fields) is set to become the world's first gold mining company to sell Certified Emissions Reductions (CERs), the financial securities used to trade carbon emissions...
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Incredible underwater video of oil gushing from the ocean floor in Gulf of Mexico - 0 views

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    BP has released an incredible new underwater video showing oil and gas erupting under pressure in large, dark clouds from safety device on the ocean floor in the Gulf of Mexico.
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OZ Minerals Signs Copper-Gold Exploration JV in South Australia - 0 views

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    OZ Minerals and IMX Resources Limited have now signed an Exploration Joint Venture Agreement to explore for, and facilitate the development of…
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Congo's Katanga Province Bans Export of Mineral Concentrates - 0 views

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    Congo's copper-rich Katanga province has banned the export of unprocessed mineral concentrates in a bid to…
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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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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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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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Prospector Looks For A Gold Bonanza On Seabed - 1 views

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    A mining company which claims that hundreds of millions of dollars worth of gold is waiting to be recovered from the seabed off the West Coast is to start an exploration voyage on Monday...
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Mining Company Hit in $2.2 million Brazil Gold Heist - 0 views

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    An armed gang has stolen $2.23 million worth of gold bars from...
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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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Chinese resources chief eyes Antarctica minerals - 0 views

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    A delegation of Chinese dignitaries, including a senior resources minister, flew into Casey Station in Antarctica to meet Australian officials...
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Exceptional 168 carat white Cullinan diamond sold for an incredible amount - 0 views

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    Petra Diamonds announces that the 168.00 carat special white diamond recently recovered at the Cullinan mine in South Africa was sold on 26 November for...
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Mining blamed for turning river black - 0 views

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    Anindilyakwa land and sea rangers say a manganese mine is causing mud in a river on Groote Eylandt to turn black...
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