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<p>At least eight people have been killed in a landslide at a gold mine in northeastern Guinea, local media reported Sunday.<br />The accident took place Saturday in Norassoba, some 35 kilometers (22 miles) from the town of Siguiri, when the columns supporting ...
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News24
07 December 2019
South Africa
<p>The bodies of three of the four mineworkers who were trapped in a gold mine near Orkney were recovered by rescue workers on Saturday evening.<br>Village Main Reef (VMR) spokesperson James Duncan said the recoveries at the Tau Lekoa mine were made at around ...
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<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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<p>Eldorado Gold (NYSE: EGO) confirmed on Tuesday that it has recieved installation permits for its Skouries project and its Olympias mine from the Greek Ministry of Energy and Environment.<br>Vancouver-based Eldorado has two operating mines and two development ...
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<p>Dozens of people have been buried by a landslide at an unlicensed goldmine in Indonesia’s North Sulawesi province, the national disaster agency has said, as emergency personnel used their bare hands and farm tools to reach victims calling for help ...
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Mining Journal
23 October 2018
Honduras
<p>Mid-tier gold-copper producer Aura Minerals (TSX:ORA) has suspended mining operations at its beset San Andres mine, in Honduras.</p>
<p>The mine has been illegally occupied since early July and the company has been unable to get to a resolution. It expects ...
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PASIFIC-STANDARD
21 June 2018
Indonesia
<p>The proposed mine would sit within Cenderawasih Bay National Park, while parts of it also overlap onto or border the Wondiwoi Mountains Nature Reserve—both protected areas.<br>Environmental officials have warned of the potentially catastrophic impact of ...
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<p>Recently formed Equinox Gold (TSX-V:EQX) announced that its board of directors approved $146 million for the full-scale construction at the Aurizona Gold mine, located in the Maranhão state of north-eastern Brazil.</p>
<p>With the idea of pouring ...
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<p>December 31, 2017 marked the end of an era for one of Canada's oldest and most prolific gold mines.</p>
<p>After 107 years of operations, Porcupine Gold Mines’ Dome underground mine in Timmins, Ontario, ceased operations due to aging infrastructure, ...
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<p>I wrote yesterday about the collapse of mining in key African gold nation Tanzania. And today, emerging news shows another major gold producer entering crisis.<br />South Africa.<br />The dire warning on South Africa’s gold sector came from ratings ...
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