Spain miners converge on Madrid for mass protests STL Today | Spanish coal miners angered by huge cuts in government subsidies for their industry converged on Madrid Tuesday for protest rallies after walking nearly three weeks under a blazing sun from the pits where they eke out a living. | Two columns of miners met up in a Madrid suburb in the evening. They...
Coal mine explosion in northern Mexico traps 10 miners The Star | MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A coal mine collapse in the northern Mexican state of Coahuila Friday morning trapped 10 miners, according to a local emergency services official. | Local media reported that the explosion was triggered when a pocket of meth...
Downbeat miners eye investor returns as they head for Diggers & Dealers bash The Australian | SENTIMENT is tipped to be downbeat this year as Australia's resources fraternity descends on the historic mining town of Kalgoorlie-Boulder on Monday for the annual Diggers & Dealers bash, given falling commodity prices and the hit to resources...
Mexican coal miners trapped after blast Independent online Mexico City - A coal mine collapse in the northern Mexican state of Coahuila Friday morning trapped 10 miners, according to a local emergency services official. | Local media reported that the explosion was triggered when a pocket of methane gas igni...
Largest Philippine Miner Suspends Gold Mining The Street | Philex Mining Corp. vice president Michael Toledo said Friday the discharge came after two recent typhoons that caused an "unusual accumulation" of rainwater in the tailings pond of its Padcal Mine in Benguet province. | Get alerts before Link and ...
Largest Philippine miner suspends gold mining Buffalo News | MANILA, Philippines (AP) - The Philippines' largest mining company has suspended operations at its northern gold mine after waste leaked from a storage pond. | Philex Mining Corp. vice president Michael Toledo said Friday the discharge came after t...
Antipa Minerals Provides Citadel Project Drilling Update Mineweb Antipa Minerals Limited | Highlights Four diamond drill holes have confirmed continuity of precious and base metal mineralisation at Corker Prospect over 230 metres and open in all directions. The volume of sulphides intersected by drilling to date a...
Miners’ CSR Guideline to reduce social conflict – Commission Joy Online The Minerals Commission says the adoption of new guidelines on corporate social responsibility (CSR) programmes for mining firms would reduce social conflicts in mining communities. | Ghana’s Minerals and Mining Act 2006 (Act 703) does not have provi...
Miners and farmers unhappy with findings of Fair Work Act review Australian Broadcasting Corporation A long-anticipated review into the Fair Work Act has been released and the response from the mining and agriculture industries has been one of disappointment. | The National Farmers Federation has been voicing concern about the Fair Work Act's workab...
Most miners unlikely to meet 2014 deadline Jakarta Post | Paper Edition | Page: 3 | Indonesia’s mining companies will probably be unable to comply with the government’s ban to export unprocessed minerals beginning in 2014 because with less than two years remaining before the ban, none of the smelting ...
Serena Williams beats Sharapova for Olympic gold Herald Tribune | WIMBLEDON, England - Serena Williams became only the second woman to complete a career Golden Slam when she won her first Olympic singles gold medal Saturday by beating Maria Sharapova 6-0, 6-1. | The victory completed a remarkable run of domination by the No. 4-seeded Williams, who lost only 17 games in her six matches. She went 13-0 this summer...
Could fruit bat be key to solving deadly virus? Independent online Hong Kong - A virus that is very similar to the deadly Nipah and Hendra viruses has been discovered in fruit bats in Australia and researchers are hoping it can help them find ways to fight those highly dangerous cousins. | The Nipah virus kills 40-75 percent of the people it infects while the Hendra virus, which normally affects horses, kills more...
