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China’s mine collapse left 53 ‘missing or dead’: Official
The collapse of a coal mine in northern China last month left a total of 53 people “missing or dead,” a top official has said, as search and rescue ... World News -
Quest for world’s biggest diamonds gives De Beers a headache
To the southeast of the teeming herds of wildlife in the Okavango Delta in Botswana, an offshoot of the Lundin mining dynasty is extending its search ... World News -
Noise from deep-sea mining may disrupt whale song, study finds
Noise produced by mining the seabed could interfere with whales’ ability to communicate with one another, according to a study released on Tuesday, ... World News -
Brazilian army deploys to protect indigenous Yanomami
The Brazilian military launched an operation Wednesday to crack down on illegal gold miners accused of invading the massive Yanomami Indigenous ... World News -
Saudi Arabia’s Maaden aluminum smelter cut production on operating issues
Saudi Arabian Mining Co. reduced production at the aluminum smelter it owns with Alcoa Corp. after experiencing operational problems, but is now ... Economy -
Australia asks miners to back referendum on Indigenous rights
Australia on Thursday urged its multi-billion dollar mining industry to support the government’s plans for a referendum to give the country’s ... World News -
Staff shortages in Australian mines after workers shun jobs over climate concern
Australia’s world-beating mining firms are flush with cash and desperate for staff but green-minded workers are shunning the high-paying sector, ... World News -
Saudi Arabia discovers new gold, copper ore sites in Medina
Saudi Arabia announced the discovery of new gold and copper ore sites in Medina on Thursday.The discoveries of gold ore were within the boundaries of ... Gulf -
More study needed to explain origin of Chile sinkhole: Lundin unit president
Multiple factors could have caused a sinkhole near a copper mine in Chile owned by Canada’s Lundin Mining, the president of the miner’s local unit ... World News -
9 coal miners trapped after collapse in northern Mexico
A cave-in at a coal mine in northern Mexico trapped nine miners Wednesday, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said.For the latest headlines, follow ... World News -
Chile investigates large sinkhole that appeared mysteriously near copper mine
Chilean authorities started investigating on Monday a mysterious sinkhole about 25 meters in diameter that appeared over the weekend in a mining area ... World News -
Deadly mountain slope collapse kills 10 in northwest China
Ten employees of a coal company died in northwestern China on Saturday when a mountainside slope collapsed on them, state media reported. Rescuers ... World News -
Sweeping US crypto legislation targets stablecoins, mining
A sweeping bill from a bipartisan Senate duo would buttress rules pertaining to some of the hottest issues facing the crypto industry including ... Banking & Finance -
Jordan signs MoU with Turkey’s Solvest to explore gold: Ministry
Jordan has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Turkey’s Solvest to explore gold in the Kingdom, according to the energy ministry.Read more ... Business -
Egypt awards eight gold, metal mining exploration licenses: Ministry
Egypt awarded eight gold and metal mining exploration licenses in the eastern desert region, the petroleum ministry said on Wednesday, as it seeks to ... Middle East -
‘Now is the time to move’ on green hydrogen: Fortescue metals chairman
“Now is the time to move” for mining companies to switch from coal to green hydrogen, Dr Andrew Forrest, chairman of Fortescue Metals told Al ... Energy -
China makes comeback in Bitcoin mining despite government ban
While the US extended its leading position as the dominant location for Bitcoin mining, China has reemerged as the second-largest locale despite a ... Economy -
India eases green rules for coal mines to tackle fuel crisis
India has eased environment approvals for coal mine expansions to boost output amid fuel shortages that have triggered hours-long blackouts. Some ... World News -
HSBC taps Standard Chartered dealmaker to build global mining team
HSBC Holdings Plc has hired Michael Willoughby, a top mining banker at Standard Chartered Plc, to help build its global resources team, people with ... Economy -
Poland mine accident leaves one dead, nine missing: Company
Rescuers searching for miners who went missing in an accident in the south of Poland on Saturday have found one dead, but failed to locate nine others ... World News -
IAEA says it is helping Egypt and Saudi Arabia with nuclear power
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) head Rafael Grossi told a conference in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday that the organization is working with ... Gulf -
Illegal coal mine collapse in eastern India kills at least 5
An abandoned coal mine in eastern India collapsed during illegal digging, killing at least five people, police said on Wednesday.For the latest ... World News -
Mining firm Ma’aden aiming for carbon neutrality by 2050: Saudi PIF chief
Saudi Arabian Mining Co (Ma’aden) is aiming for carbon neutrality by 2050, said Yasir al-Rumayyan, governor of Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund, ... Energy -
Over 5,300 mineral locations in Saudi Arabia to aid economic growth: Expert
Saudi Arabia is home to over 5,300 mineral locations, Professor Abdulaziz bin Labon, Chairman of the Saudi Geologists Cooperative Association, said in ... Gulf -
Russia detains coal tycoon over deadly Siberia mine blast
Russia investigators said Wednesday they had detained tycoon Mikhail Fedyayev after a blast at a coal mine in Siberia that killed 51 people last month ... World News -
China says five citizens kidnapped from Congo mining operation
China says five of its citizens have been kidnapped from a mining operation in eastern Congo.For the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel ... World News -
Bodies found eleven years after New Zealand mine disaster
Eleven years after a New Zealand mine disaster claimed 29 lives, investigators on Wednesday said they had found the remains of at least two of the ... World News -
E-waste generated by one bitcoin transaction equivalent to ‘binning two iPhones’
A single bitcoin transaction can generate the same amount of electronic waste as binning two iPhones, a new analysis revealed. Economists from the ... Technology -
What are Afghanistan's untapped minerals and resources?
Returning to power in Afghanistan after a 20-year absence, the Taliban have regained control of natural resources that a former mines minister of the ... Features -
Mudslide partially collapses mine in Pakistan, killing four
A mudslide at a mine in southwest Pakistan killed four coal miners and injured two others on Saturday following heavy monsoon rains, officials ... World News