A landslide at a jade mine in northern Myanmar killed at least 100 people, with more feared dead, authorities said on Thursday, after a pile of mine waste collapsed into a lake, triggering a wave of mud and water that buried scores of workers.
The min…
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A landslide at a jade mine in northern Myanmar killed at least 113 people, with more feared dead, authorities said on Thursday, after a heap of mining waste collapsed into a lake, triggering a wave of mud and water that buried many workers.
The miners…
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Brazilian miner Vale said on Wednesday it will relocate about 50 people near a series of tailings dams in the state of Minas Gerais to reflect concern that a wider area could be hit by a potential dam burst.
Vale said in a securities filing that the m…
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US, Mexican and Canadian business groups applauded a new North American trade deal’s entry into force on Wednesday, but said more work and flexibility was needed to overcome challenges including implementation of new labor and automotive rules.
The US…
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Russia’s largest gold producer Polyus on Tuesday confirmed its output forecasts for this year and next following a major outbreak of coronavirus at its main Olimpiada mine in Siberia, which infected nearly a quarter of workers at the site.
Polyus star…
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Egypt’s Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources said on Tuesday a gold deposit with estimated resources of one-million ounces had been discovered in the southeast of the country.
The deposit lies in the concession area of the military-controlled S…
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AEX Gold, a gold exploration and mining company focused on Greenland, said on Tuesday it plans an initial public offering (IPO) in London next month.
AEX said it would seek admission to the London Stock Exchange’s small company sub-market, AIM, and c…
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South Africa’s recession deepened in the first quarter of 2020, with official data on Tuesday showing that gross domestic product contracted 2% from the previous three months, led by declines in mining and manufacturing. The economy was already frail …
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Mining companies should be required to buy private insurance for tailings dams and their board of directors should be held legally responsible for any disasters, a coalition of 140 environmental groups said in a report published on Tuesday.
The recomm…
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South Africa’s High Court on Monday sided with Eskom in a dispute over the amounts energy regulator Nersa allowed the state utility to claw back from customers for electricity supplied in the 2014/15, 2015/16 and 2016/17 financial years. Nersa’s 2018 d…
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