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South Africa mine deaths fall to monthly low
Tuesday , 08 May 2012Mines minister Susan Shabangu says the month of April 2012 recorded the lowest fatalities ever, of three deaths, when compared with other historical figures, which were generally more than 11 deaths per month.
Coal of Africa Vele mine easy on the eyes and environment
Wednesday , 25 Apr 2012Painted the colour of desert sand to blend into the background, the coal miner's coal washing plant has been built to be as gentle on the surrounding landscape as possible.
Mining skills battle heats up
Wednesday , 25 Apr 2012Whether it be a junior, an intermediate or a major, it seems mining companies are scouting the world to find skilled workers for the latest mining boom.
Newmont's Conga project needs work - Humala
Monday , 23 Apr 2012Peru's president Ollanta Humala said Friday the gold miner should aim for a more ambitious environmental mitigation plan if it wants its $4.8bn Conga gold project to go ahead
Minas Conga 3rd party technical water report to be made public Wednesday
Wednesday , 18 Apr 2012Three international consultants have turned over to Peru's Council of Ministers their independent recommendations regarding further technical mitigation of the Minas Conga copper and gold project's potential water impacts.
Students: North America's latest mining boom
Monday , 16 Apr 2012With skilled labour in severely short supply, mining companies are paying over the odds for new skills and students are flooding to mining schools in a bid to get a piece of the action.
Environmentalists appeal Newmont's Batu Hijau subsea gold mine tailings disposal permit
Wednesday , 11 Apr 2012Environmental NGOs say a decision continuing the permit allowing submarine disposal of Batu Hijau gold mine tailings in Sununu Bay will be appealed Wednesday to Indonesia's Supreme Court.
Coalition sues to block proposed California gold dredge mining regs
Wednesday , 04 Apr 2012Environmental NGOs, an Indian tribe, and fishing groups have sued to block California Department of Fish and Wildlife regulations that would permit dredge mining in the Golden State in 2016.
UPDATE: Mining banned in Ngöbe-Buglé indigenous region in Panama
Tuesday , 27 Mar 2012After several years of protests, riots, and negotiations, a new law signed by Panama's president bans mining in the Ngöbe-Buglé Comarca Indian reservation.
Alpha Natural Resources ranked as most controversial mining company
Monday , 26 Mar 2012RepRisk, a firm specializing in assessing the possible environmental, social, governance and reputational risks has issued a new report naming the 10 Most Controversial Mining Companies of 2011.
SA government, mines launch blueprint to fight TB
Wednesday , 21 Mar 2012The world's second deadliest infectious disease is a major problem in South Africa and, in particular its miners and plans are now afoot to end the scourge
The threat of Africa's largest ever class action looms over SA mining
Tuesday , 20 Mar 2012The implications of a silicosis class action suit for the South African mining sector are "damn serious" but, no one yet knows how it will all play out
Lawyer prepares silicosis class action suit against top S.Africa gold miners
Tuesday , 20 Mar 2012South African lawyer Richard Spoor says he will file class action papers with the High Court against top gold miners on behalf of thousands of former miners who say they contracted silicosis.
Three dead, scores injured as Peruvian illegal miners' protest turns deadly
Thursday , 15 Mar 2012As government talks broke down this week, at least 10,000 informal miners took to the streets in a violent attempt to wrest control of Puerto Maldonado from authorities.
Mining companies may be losing $130bn annually to fraud - UK study
Tuesday , 13 Mar 2012A PKF/University of Portsmouth Centre for Counter Fraud Studies report suggests mining companies' haste for social acceptance in developing nations could cost them dearly.
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Extorre looks to high-grade open pits to fund Cerro Moro development
Wednesday , 16 May 2012Extorre Gold Mines looks for ways to minimize dilution as it advances its Cerro Moro project in Argentina closer to possible financing.
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