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Four Fatalities from Poisonous Gas as Quetta’s Coal Mine, Pakistan
September 11, 2017
Four coal miners died from suffocation due to the presence of poisonous gas inside a coal mine in Quetta’s Sanjdi area on Friday morning. Rescue officials said that two other miners fell unconscious when the Sanjdi coal mine in suburbs
Chamber of Mines Vows to Help Philippine Gov’t with Implementation of Mining Rules
September 7, 2017
The Chamber of Mines of the Philippines (COMP) has appealed to President Duterte to reconsider his position on open-pit mining operations in the country. This came after the President, in an earlier press conference, announced he wanted to eventually close
Rio Tinto Raises Coal Reserve Estimate for Kestrel Mine, Australia
September 7, 2017
Global miner Rio Tinto said it has increased its estimate of coal reserves by 50 percent at the Kestrel mine in the Australian state of Queensland, which it has reportedly put up for sale. Rio Tinto said on Tuesday that
Trans Hex Group to Halt Baken Diamond Mine Operations, South Africa
September 7, 2017
Trans Hex Group is preparing to cease mining at a diamond asset in South Africa that employs 332 people and has recorded financial losses, it said. The company informed the National Union of Mineworkers that it would enter a consultation
Coal India’s Efforts to Buy Coal Mines in Australia is Progressing
September 5, 2017
The efforts to buy coking coal mines overseas by state-owned CIL in Australia are in process as the company looks to supplement the requirement of country’s metallurgical coal, the PSU said in a recent report. “Pursuant to the directives of
Rio Tinto’s Opens Its US$338 Million Silvergrass Iron Ore Mine, Western Australia
September 1, 2017
Rio Tinto officially opened its Silvergrass iron ore mine in Western Australia. The US$338 million project is the 16th mine at Rio Tinto’s world-class iron ore operations and will produce low-phosphorous ore crucial to maintaining Rio Tinto’s premium Pilbara Blend
Poland Prime Minister Beata Szydło: Modern Mining ‘Exceptionally Important’ to Economy
August 31, 2017
Modern mining will be “exceptionally important” to the economy, Prime Minister Beata Szydło has said at the opening of Poland’s largest mining expo in the southern city of Katowice. Some 400 exhibitors from around the world and Polish government, European
Brazilian Judge Stymies Plan to Allow Mining in Amazon Region
August 31, 2017
A federal judge in Brazil has temporarily halted a plan by President Michel Temer to allow mining in a large area of the Amazon forest, dealing a victory to environmental activists who had denounced the initiative as potentially calamitous. In
Rio Tinto Increases Support for Workers Affected by Family and Domestic Violence
August 30, 2017
Rio Tinto has introduced a package of initiatives designed to protect and support Australian employees affected by family and domestic violence. “Safety is our number one priority at Rio Tinto and one of our core values and we recognize keeping
Glencore Planning to Sell Its Rolleston Coal Mine in Queensland
August 29, 2017
Glencore said on Monday it was looking to sell a second Australian coal mine, as part of the Swiss-based resource giant’s rethink on how it deploys capital as its reins in debt and commodities prices rise. Together with its Japanese
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