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Move to net zero 'inevitably means more mining'
BBC NEWS   24 May 2021   World  
A key source of lithium are salts from South America's Atacama desert
<p>The public will need to accept greater mining activity if the world is to meet the challenge of going green.<br />Resource experts say the current supply of various metals and minerals cannot support a global economy producing net zero carbon emissions.<br ...
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15 killed and 9 injured in China coal mine explosion
Los Angeles Times   18 November 2019   China   Pingyao County  
Rescuers carry a victim at the site of a coal mine explosion in China’s northern Shanxi province early Tuesday.(AFP/Getty Images)
<p>BEIJING &mdash; A gas explosion inside a coal mine in northern China has killed 15 miners and left nine injured, authorities said Tuesday.<br />The blast occurred Monday afternoon at a mine operated by the Feng Yan Group in Shanxi province&rsquo;s Pingyao ...
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15 Dead After Dam Collapse at Siberian Mine
Voa news   19 October 2019   Siberia   Krasnoyarsk  
Russian Emergencies Ministry in Krasnoyarsk Region/Handout via Reuters
<p>MOSCOW - At least 15 gold miners were killed on Saturday when a dam collapsed, flooding an artisanal mining encampment in a remote part of Siberia, officials said.<br />Heavy rains had weakened the dam and water broke through, sweeping away several cabins ...
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Russian diamond mine boss found dead in prison cell
The Jakarta Post   08 October 2019   Russia   Yakutia  
This file photo taken on July 01, 2019 shows a view of the first Soviet diamond mining pit
<p>The former head of a giant Siberian diamond mine was found dead in his prision cell a day after being charged over the deaths of miners trapped by flooding, investigators said Tuesday.<br />Eight miners died after water leaked into the Mir mine owned by ...
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At least 22 killed in Congo gold mine collapse, authorities say
CNN   03 October 2019   Democratic Republic of Congo   Kampene  
<p>The number of illegal miners killed in a gold mine collapse in the Democratic Republic of Congo rose to 22 on Thursday, the country's minister of social affairs told CNN.<br>The initial death toll from Wednesday's incident at an illegally-run mine in Kampene ...
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DR Congo mine collapse kills at least 41
File: Kenny Katombe/Reuters
<p>At least 41 artisanal miners were killed when part of a copper and cobalt mine owned by Swiss-based mining giant Glencore collapsed in southern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the provincial governor has said.<br />The accident occurred on Thursday ...
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The Mining Industry’s Waste Problem Will Only Get Worse
Bloomberg Opinion   19 February 2019   World  
Trouble ahead. Photographer: Victor Moriyama/Bloomberg
<p>It&rsquo;s taken two tragedies in just over three years, but the mining industry is finally starting to clean up its act. <br />Brazil&rsquo;s government Monday announced plans to ban upstream tailings dams, a low-cost method of storing mining waste implicated ...
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Toxic City: The Cost of Gold Mining in South Africa
Aljazeera   11 February 2019   South Africa   Johannesburg  
<p>In the midst of Johannesburg are mountains of sandy dirt - tall, geometric, and as much a part of the landscape as the city's glittering skyline.<br />Winds stir up dust from the dunes and carry it to nearby homes where it settles on roofs, roads, and areas ...
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Rio Tinto Leads A Surprisingly Strong Mining Sector
FORBES   22 January 2019   World  
Photographer: Jack Atley/Bloomberg News
<p>Asset sales, cost cutting and reasonable commodity prices are combining to create the best financial conditions in decades for big mining companies as demonstrated by this week's December quarter production report from Rio Tinto.</p>
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Australia’s rehabilitation of abandoned mines offers lessons for the world
Cosmos Magazine   16 November 2018   Australia  
Photo courtesy of Green MPs, from Flickr, licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
<p>Across the globe, countries are figuring out how to bring plants and animals back to abandoned mines. With as many as 60,000 such sites, Australia could offer important lessons. Bianca Nogrady reports.</p>
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