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Why 2018 will be year for mining
The Daily Telegraph   10 December 2017   Australia   Queensland  
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<p>BIS Oxford Economics today release a report Mining in Australia 2017 to 2032, with results signalling a resurgence in the nation&rsquo;s resource sector &mdash; particularly in the Bowen Basin.</p> <p>The major annual report, which provides comprehensive ...
Filed under: Mining News
Antofagasta closes mines following Chile earthquake
The Daily Telegraph   17 September 2015   Chile   Antofagasta  
Antofagasta has closed its mines following a massive earthquake in Chile Photo: PA
<p>Operations were suspended at two major copper mines operated by Codelco and UK-listed Antofagasta after a magnitude 8.3 earthquake struck off the coast of Chile on Wednesday, killing at least five people and slamming powerful waves into coastal towns.</p ...
Filed under: Natural Hazards
Mexico’s Puebla to restore tunnel network
The Daily Telegraph   07 September 2015   Mexico   Puebla  
Overhead lights illuminate one of the recently discovered tunnels.
<p>THEY were long believed to have been an urban legend.</p><p>But now, authorities have confirmed the existence of a series of ancient tunnels in Mexican colonial city of Puebla.</p><p>“In the urban narrative or urban legends there was word of the tunnels ...
Sinkhole in Harris Park a threat to lives and homes
The Daily Telegraph   05 May 2015   Australia   Sydney  
Police at the scene in Harris Park sinkhole
<p>GEOTECHNICAL engineers are working frantically to shore up a Harris Park unit block where a sinkhole opened up, forcing the evacuation of 50 residents. Parramatta Lord Mayor Scott Lloyd said the council would issue orders to three affected properties to ...