Five miners dead at Gold Fields’ KDC West Mine
Five employees of Gold Fields lost their lives after a fire broke out at the 4 Shaft....
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Australia’s carbon emission tax kicks in
After years of political wrangling, the Minerals Resource Rent Tax or MRRT takes....
Welsh Reindeer Is Britain’s Oldest Rock Art, U-Series Dating Suggests
A reindeer engraved on the wall of a cave in South Wales has been found to....
First-Ever Changes in an Exoplanet Atmosphere Detected
An international team of astronomers using data from NASA’s Hubble Space....
Violence erupts at Glencore’s Bolivian mine
Reuters reports on Friday that fights between rival miners erupted at a Bolivian....
Bashed billionaires: Lakshmi Mittal is mining’s biggest loser
Firstpost reports after a 5% salary increase Lakshmi Mittal took home $1.74 mil.....
2012 survey of Canadian mine wages
CostMine’s newly published 2012 Survey Results of Canadian Mine Salaries, Wages and....
Asbestos found at Rio Tinto’s iron ore mine in Australia
The West Australian Department of Mines and Petroleum is investigating evidence of....
Brazil grants Vale license to expand world’s largest iron ore venture
Brazilian mining company Vale (NYSE:VALE) has been granted a preliminary environmental....
SA coal juniors should focus on local market - analyst
SOUTH African junior coal miners might have to shift the bulk of their production....
Highest-Energy Light from a Solar Flare Ever Detected
A solar flare is an explosive blast of light and charged particles. The powerful March....
Black Hole Growth Found to Be out of Sync
New evidence from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory challenges prevailing ideas about how....