Mining
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China mine rescue: nine miners found dead two weeks after blast
The death toll from the disaster at a gold mine in Shandong province rises to 10Chinese rescuers have found th…
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Miners in China trapped by explosion send note to rescuers – video
Workers trapped in a gold mine after an explosion at the site in eastern China on 10 January have sent a writt…
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Chinese miners trapped by blast a week ago are alive – state media
At least 12 of 22 gold miners survived the blast in eastern Shandong province, note sent to surface suggestsTw…
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China mine deaths: 18 killed in underground gas leak in Chongqing
Five still trapped after accident involving workers dismantling underground equipment at Diaoshuidong coal min…
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Pike river mine disaster: 10 years on, families mark painful anniversary
New Zealand and loved ones of the 29 miners killed mourn as efforts continue to recover their bodies It has be…
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‘Deal with the disaster’: the girl from Bougainville who grew up to take on a mining giant
Panguna mine is often cast as the economic key to Bougainville’s potential independence, but young MP Theonila…
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Chinese mining firms in Zimbabwe pose threat to endangered species, say experts
Two companies granted permission to clear land at Hwange national park, home to cheetahs, elephants and rhinos…
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Rio Tinto smelter in New Zealand to close with loss of 1,000 jobs
Site that uses more than a tenth of the entire nation’s power and is one of New Zealand’s biggest employers is…
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Papua New Guinea chiefs call for halt to plan for country’s largest ever mine
Locals say the Sepik river region must be protected from ‘exploitation and destruction from outsiders’Chiefs f…
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Politics and Porgera: why Papua New Guinea cancelled the lease on one of its biggest mines
The announcement not to renew the goldmine lease is fraught but part of an attempt to ‘take back PNG’Late in A…
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‘The forest is everything’: indigenous tribes in India battle to save their home from Adani – in pictures
Australian photographer Brian Cassey visits Hasdeo Arand, one of the largest contiguous stretches of dense for…
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‘Coal workers are orphans’: the children and slaves mining Pakistan’s coal
Injuries and fatalities are common among thousands of debt-bonded men and children toiling in one of the world…
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Bougainville president accuses mining company of lying to Australian stock exchange
John Momis says his government ‘will not rest’ until Australian-linked miner seeking licence for Panguna mine …
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Cook Islands: manager of world’s biggest marine park says she lost job for backing sea mining moratorium
Environmentalist Jacqueline Evans says she was dismissed from the Marae Moana for urging caution on deep-sea m…
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Collapse of PNG deep-sea mining venture sparks calls for moratorium
Papua New Guinea out of pocket $157m from failed attempt at mining material from deep-sea vents as opponents p…