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Two Fatalities in Trolley Accident at Balochistan Coal Mine
January 31, 2019
Two miners died after being hit by a trolley inside a coal mine in Balochistan’s coal-rich Dukki district on Sunday morning. According to Levies sources, the miners were extracting coal from deep within the mine when the trolley hit them.
First Quantum to Commence Operations at Cobre Las Cruces Mine After Land Slippage, Spain
January 30, 2019
First Quantum Minerals Ltd. previously said on January 23, 2018, that a land slippage occurred on the slope of the northern zone of the open pit mine in the Cobre Las Cruces (CLC), located in the municipality of Gerena (Seville
Death Toll Rises to 60 at Vale’s Dam Burst at Córrego do Feijão Mine
January 29, 2019
Search crews are looking for up to 300 missing people in southeastern Brazil, after a dam at an iron ore mining complex collapsed Friday, releasing a deluge of muddy mine waste that swallowed part of a town. Since then, the
Drummond Secures 20-year License Extension for La Loma Coal Mine, Colombia
January 29, 2019
Drummond has secured a 20-year extension of its mining concession contract for the La Loma coal mine in Colombia from the country’s National Mining Agency (ANM). Located in the Cesar Department in northern Colombia, the La Loma coal mine has
Sirius Minerals to Start Work on Underground Transportation Tunnel at Woodsmith Mine
January 28, 2019
The company behind North Yorkshire’s new multi-billion pound polyhalite fertilizer mine has unveiled the first of its 1,800 tonne tunnel boring machines that will be used to construct the company’s underground mineral transportation tunnel between Whitby and Teesside. The machine
Adani Starts Roadworks for Carmichael Coal Mine in Queensland
January 28, 2019
A regional Queensland business is carrying out the works, starting with grid by-passes, on the much-debated coal mine’s access road. The grid by-passes allow larger machinery and equipment to be transported to the site. Adani Mining Chief Executive Officer Lucas
Banks Mining Positive as Secretary of State Sets Highthorn Surface Coal Mine Decision Date, England
January 28, 2019
North East employer Banks Mining has welcomed plans by the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government to make a decision on its Highthorn surface mine within the next three months — and it is now urging him
UAE Industrial Giant Sees Milestone in $1.4 Billion Bauxite Mining Project, Guinea
January 28, 2019
Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) has announced a milestone at its under-construction Guinea bauxite mining project as the first loaded train traveled from its subsidiary Guinea Alumina Corporation’s (GAC) mine to the coast. The 80-wagon train carried some 6,800 tonnes of
First Quantum Calls Off Massive Job Cuts Amid Tax Increases in Zambia
January 28, 2019
Mining giant, First Quantum Minerals Ltd has pledged not to fire any worker in the wake of mining tax changes coming into force this year. FQM said although new tax measures were introduced on January 1st 2019, it would reduce
Brazil Suspends Search for Missing After Vale’s Dam Burst at Córrego do Feijão Mine, 40 Fatalities
January 27, 2019
Brazilian officials on Sunday suspended the search for potential survivors of a dam collapse that has killed at least 40 people amid fears that another nearby dam owned by the same company was also at risk of breaching. Authorities were
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