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Giant Sinkhole in Russian Urals Keeps Growing
Sputnik News   03 September 2015   Russia   Ural Mountains  
Sinkhole in Solikamsk
<p>A sinkhole near one of the mines in Russia&rsquo;s Ural Mountains has grown in size at least fivefold since it was first reported last November; the huge abyss keeps swallowing up nearby summer cottages and shows no signs that it will stop getting bigger. ...
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Government vows to pay for Colorado mining spill but costs remain unknown
theguardian   13 August 2015   USA   Colorado  
Members of the Shiprock chapter of the Navajo Nation pump fresh water into a basin in Shiprock, New Mexico, on Wednesday
<p>The spill of toxic wastewater from an abandoned gold mine high in Colorado&rsquo;s San Juan mountains caused untold millions in economic disruptions and damages in three states &ndash; to rafting companies, Native American farmers unable to irrigate, municipal ...
Can technology drive the future of mining?
IT NEWS AFRICA   17 July 2015   World  
Mining / itnewsafrica
<p>Mining may be a highly industrial endeavour that hasn&rsquo;t changed dramatically over the decades, but sophisticated new technologies are starting to play ever-greater roles in improving productivity and miner safety.</p> <p>In the future, the mining ...