Miners risk death in Burkina Faso gold rush Al Jazeera Gold mining is seeing a surge in popularity in Burkina Faso as thousands head to the mines, prompted by the rising price of the precious metal. | Many of the country's young farmers have given up tending to their fields, and are risking the...
Gay and miners form a union in 'Pride' STL Today We know from “Billy Elliot” that there is a secret society of ballet dancers in the coal mining towns of Britain. Now we learn from “Pride” that some of London’s most fabulous divas are closeted coal miners. | In this true story from the mi...
Avalon, Fortune Minerals postpone N.W.T. projects CBC Exploration companies with some of the most advanced projects in the Northwest Territories are shifting their focus to the south, saying they just can't get the money to build their mines. ...
Minerals amendment Bill may be sent back to Parliament – Minister Mining Weekly JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – There is a chance that the Minerals and Petroleum Resources Development Act (MPRDA) Amendment Bill may be referred back to Parliament, Mineral Resources Minister Ngoako Ramatlhodi said on Wednesday. | At a medi...
Sudan Has Large Reserves of Various Minerals - Report All Africa [Sudan Tribune]Khartoum -A report issued by the Arab Industrial Development and Mining Organization (AIDMO) confirmed that Sudan has large reserves of gold, chrome and manganese. ...
Study can help miners assess bauxite exposure The Times Of India Nagpur: Most occupational diseases among miners cannot be treated or reversed. In order to help these miners be wary of the health hazards, National Institute of Miners' Health (NIMH) has conducted a first-of-its-kind study to identify three biomarke...
Union Miners Rally At EPA To Protest New Emissions Standards Huffington Post WASHINGTON -- The United Mine Workers of America came to Washington on Tuesday with a message for the Obama administration: We will not be forgotten. | The union miners, who came by bus from Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia, held a rally outside ...
The miners' strike revisited: Digging up the past The Independent The line Victrix causa deis placuit sed victa Catoni is not one to trip lightly off the tongue. It can be translated as "the winning cause pleased the gods, but the losing cause pleased Cato", and is a quote from Lucan's great civil war epic, Pharsal...
Chad to double oil output by 2016, develop minerals – Minister Mining Weekly Chad expects to double oil production by the end of 2015 as new fields come on stream and has appointed firms to inventory potential mineral deposits in an effort to diversify the economy, its finance minister said. | The former French colony, one of...
Atto Mensah: I'm in charge of Sierra leone BBC News Atto Mensah insists he is still coach of Sierra Leone despite reports John Ajina Sesay has been brought in for the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Cameroon. | The Sierra Leone Football Association believes Mensah is not qualified to oversee the games on 11 and 15 October. | But Mensah told BBC Sport: "I know I am qualified, I...
Michelle Obama’s Obesity Campaign Fries Up Tater Tot Tempest And Recruits Miami Heat [Video] The Inquisitr The tater tot tempest began when the Obama administration excluded white potatoes from the approved food list for beneficiaries of the WIC program. For states where potatoes are a valued cash crop, that exclusion was viewed as an example of the First Lady’s label as an overly zealous food cop. | In response to their constituents’ concer...
