Toxic mine leaves poisoned legacy in French town
by Adam PLOWRIGHT Agence France-Presse WITTELSHEIM, France (AFP) — Jean-Pierre Hecht, a miner in eastern France, remembers how attractive the…
5 years ago
Mining
UK govt gives nod to new coal mine, enraging climate groups
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Britain on Thursday effectively approved a new deep coal mine in northwest England, opting to…
5 years ago
Toll rises to 23 in southern China mining accident
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Twenty-three miners have been confirmed dead after an accident at a coal mine in southern China,…
5 years ago
Pandemic panners: Indonesians hunt for gold in desperate times
by Helena Kobogau, with Haeril Halim in Jakarta TIMIKA, Indonesia (AFP) -- With the coronavirus devastating jobs across the country,…
6 years ago
More than 160 dead in Myanmar jade mine landslide
HPAKANT, Myanmar (AFP) -- The battered bodies of more than 160 jade miners were pulled from a sea of mud…
6 years ago
UPDATED: More than 100 dead in Myanmar jade mine landslide
YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- The bodies of at least 100 jade miners were pulled from the mud after a landslide…
6 years ago
Russian mining giant admits waste ‘violations’ at Arctic plant
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — A Russian mining giant behind an enormous Arctic fuel spill last month said Sunday it had…
6 years ago
Miner becomes millionaire after finding biggest tanzanite stones
DAR ES SALAAM Tanzania (AFP) -- A Tanzanian small-scale miner has become a multi-millionaire after uncovering two of the biggest…
6 years ago
Cyclone Damien batters northwestern Australia
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Tropical cyclone Damien lashed Australia's northwestern resource-rich region of Pilbara on Saturday as locals heeded…
6 years ago
Amazon indigenous leaders accuse Brazil of ‘genocide’ policy
PIARACU, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's pledge to open up the Amazon to mining companies was tantamount to…
6 years ago
Siemens to remain in Australia mining project despite environmental concerns
BERLIN, Germany (AFP) - Siemens boss announced Sunday that the German conglomerate has decided to remain involved in a controversial…
6 years ago
15 killed in north China mine blast
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- A coal mine explosion killed 15 people in north China's Shanxi province, state media reported Tuesday.…
6 years ago
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