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32 miners trapped in Manitoba nickel mine
32 miners are still trapped underground after a piece of equipment caught fire Sunday afternoon at Vale's nickel mine in...
Read moreMining top executives the gloomiest of all: report
Mining top executives are much gloomier about the current economic outlook than their counterparts in other industries, as the ongoing...
Read moreChina claims to hold over 2 million tonnes of uranium deposits
Chinese authorities have unveiled the results of study into the nation’s uranium deposits, which puts its reserves at over 2...
Read moreNew project launched in Europe to design and build robotic underwater mining prototype
Damen Shipyards Group has launched a new 42-month research and development project to design and build a robotic underwater mining...
Read moreAtlas Copco and Anglo American to trial new underground mining technology
Swedish mining equipment manufacturer Atlas Copco and UK-based mining firm Anglo American are preparing to test a new type of...
Read moreRio Tinto announces $7.1bn tax bill for 2014
Mining major Rio Tinto has paid $7.1bn in taxes globally in 2014, despite weaker commodity prices. The company has prepared...
Read moreAudley Capital Advisors to acquire Talvivaara’s nickel mining operations in Finland
UK-based investment and capital advisory firm Audley Capital Advisors has signed an agreement to acquire Talvivaara's nickel mining operations in...
Read moreDarley Energy files complaint against Poland over €1.5bn mine concession
UK-based Darley Energy has complained to the European Commission at Poland's decision to not award it the potash mining concession,...
Read moreX2 Resources raises $5.6bn for mining deals
Former Xstrata chief Mick Davis's mining company X2 Resources has successfully completed its initial capital raising process and raised $5.6bn...
Read moreExplosion in Ukraine coal mine kills more than 30 people
More than 30 people have been killed after an explosion at the Zasyadko coal mine in Donetsk, Ukraine, with at...
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