Venezuela gold mine collapse kills at least 16, traps dozens more
LA PARAGUA, Venezuela, Feb 22, 2024 (AFP) - At least 16 people died when an illegal gold mine collapsed in…
2 years ago
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Mali gold mine collapse kills more than 70
BAMAKO, Jan 24, 2024 (AFP) - More than 70 people have been killed after a tunnel collapsed at a Malian…
2 years ago
Kazakhstan mourns for 42 dead in ArcelorMittal mine disaster
KARAGANDA, Kazakhstan, Oct 29, 2023 (AFP) - Kazakhstan held nationwide mourning on Sunday after 42 people died in a blaze…
2 years ago
At least nine killed in Zimbabwe gold mine collapse
CHEGUTU, Zimbabwe, Sept 30, 2023 (AFP) - At least nine miners were killed after a shaft in a Zimbabwean gold…
3 years ago
Eight trapped in illegal Indonesia gold mine feared dead: official
BANYUMAS, Indonesia, July 30, 2023 (AFP) - Eight people trapped in an illegal gold mine on the Indonesian island of…
3 years ago
At least 27 dead in Peru gold mine fire tragedy
YANAQUIHUA, Peru (AFP) -- At least 27 workers have died in a fire at a gold mine in a remote…
3 years ago
Indonesian farmers fight for their land in nickel mining boom
by Marchio GORBIANO Agence France-Presse WAWONII, Indonesia (AFP) -- Three women with machetes stood guard at their farm hilltop on…
3 years ago
Colombia’s war on illegal gold mines also hits outlaw armed groups
by David SALAZAR Agence France-Presse TRIÁNGULO DE TELEMBÍ, Colombia (AFP) -- From the army helicopter circling overhead, Colombian security forces…
3 years ago
Seven dead in Indonesia mine landslide: district chief
PONTIANAK, Indonesia (AFP) -- Indonesian rescuers have recovered seven bodies after a landslide at an illegal gold mine buried an…
4 years ago
Mexico races to rescue nine trapped miners
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) -- Rescuers battled Wednesday to free around nine workers believed to be trapped in a coal…
4 years ago
The centuries-old mines stirring Japan-South Korea tensions
by Sara Hussein Agence France-Presse SADO, Japan (AFP) -- Under a split-top mountain on the Japanese island of Sado lies…
4 years ago
Ecuadoran frogs Rocket and Harlequin taking on mining industry
by Paola Lopez Agence France-Presse JUNIN, Ecuador (AFP) -- On the banks of a crystalline waterfall, biologist Andrea Teran…
4 years ago
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