Illegal mining ravages S.Africa’s economic hub
Johannesburg (AFP) - Whole chunks of a once-busy road in Johannesburg have collapsed because of damage caused by the illegal ...
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Namibia paves way for phosphate mining in the Atlantic Ocean
Windhoek (AFP) - Namibia has granted environmental clearance for an offshore phosphate mining project that paves the way for the ...
In US, rare earths extracted from coal mine wastewater
Mount Storm (United States) (AFP) - In the Appalachian region stretching through the US state of West Virginia, the reddish ...
In US mining hub, black lung rates soar
Oak Hill (United States) (AFP) - John used to love to go fishing with his son. But at age 45, ...
Copper powers profit rise at mining giant BHP
Sydney (AFP) - Australian mining titan BHP reported Tuesday a solid rise in annual profit boosted by surging prices for ...
As Zimbabwe’s raw lithium ban pays off, ambitions grow
Zimbabwe (AFP) - Zimbabwe's first plant to process clean-energy metal lithium -- of which it is Africa's top producer -- ...
From coal pits to wind turbines, Polish miners rise to the occasion
Gorzyca (Poland) (AFP) - From the top of a wind turbine nearly 100 metres above the ground, Grzegorz Witek, a ...
De Beers to pause work at S.Africa’s largest diamond mine
Johannesburg (AFP) - De Beers announced Monday it will pause production at South Africa's largest diamond mine for two years ...
Kenya-US rare earths deal challenged in court over secrecy
Nairobi (AFP) - A multi-billion-dollar rare earth minerals deal between Kenya and the United States was challenged in a Kenyan ...
Red rocks yield coveted minerals in DR Congo
Kolwezi (DR Congo) (AFP) - In vast warehouses at the Kamoa copper mine in the southeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, ...
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