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Hopes Fade for 21 Buried in Philippine Landslide

MANILA, Philippines -- Filipino rescuers who dug by hand to save people buried by a landslide were losing hope of finding 21 still missing in the disaster that killed at least three people in a remote gold mining village, officials said Saturday. One miner pulled from the mountain of mud and rocks said he's survived three...

Borehole Finds Open Space Where Missing Idaho Miner May Be

BOISE, Idaho -- A pocket of open space behind tons of collapsed rock and debris has added some optimism to the search for a missing silver miner, despite dangerous conditions that are forcing rescuers to take a much longer route toward where he is trapped. Workers who have been digging through the boulders, twisted wires...

Man Dies After Falling Into Nevada Mine Shaft

RENO, Nev. - A father of five children has died after falling into a Nevada mine shaft so deep and treacherous that rescuers had to abandon efforts to reach him while he was still alive, officials said Saturday. Devin Westenskow, 28, of Evanston, Wyo., worked at a geothermal drilling operation in Nevada and had gone...

Will Canada Export Death by Rejuvenating Its Last Asbestos Mine?

ASBESTOS, Quebec -- A plan to increase production from Canada's last asbestos mine near this town named for the deadly mineral has enraged physicians and public health workers around the globe. They say the fibers from chrysotile ore, also called white asbestos, are to blame for a worldwide death count in the millions....

21 Workers Killed in Colombian Mine Blast

SARDINATA, Colombia -- An explosion likely caused by a methane gas buildup ripped through an underground coal mine in Colombia during a shift change Wednesday, killing 21 workers, officials said. A similar fatal blast occurred at the same mine four years ago. Five of the victims died at the mine's entrance and by...

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'Giving The Mining Companies The Option To Seize Our Family Cabin'

ST. PAUL, Minn. A panel of top Minnesota officials approved the sale of 77 mineral rights leases Thursday to four companies that want to prospect for copper and other valuable metals in the state's scenic northeast, overriding the objections of home and cabin owners.

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"Rape of the Appalachians" Turns 50: What Would Harry Caudill Do Today?

Fifty years ago this spring, The Atlantic published a chilling expose on how reckless strip mining had "totally transformed one of earth's terrain features."

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Prospecting May Bring Controversy To Minnesota Forest

The U.S. Forest Service said Tuesday it has completed a final environmental impact statement on the effects of prospecting for copper, nickel, platinum and related minerals in the Superior National Forest of northeastern Minnesota, clearing the way for a federal agency to issue 29 drilling permits near Ely. If the Bureau...

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Chilean coal miners rescued

The two miners trapped in a small coal mine in southern Chile were rescued and are in good condition, officials said Wednesday.

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2 Trapped in Chilean coal mine

Two men remain trapped 140 meters (459 feet) underground after a cave-in at a coal mine in central Chile, authorities said Tuesday.

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06/02/12 âGalamseyers' Invade AngloGold Pits Source: Ghana Home Page Illegal miners at Obuasi are said to be invading the underground concessions of AngloGold Ashanti Limited without fear of being arrested.
06/01/12 Potomac testing explores potential in copper deposits Source: The Missoulian - Missoula MT Mining geologists will plant sensors in the mountains southeast of Potomac this summer, hoping to quantify a copper deposit there.
06/01/12 Protesters make big withdrawals from PNC Source: Delaware County Daily Times - Primos PA Two weeks after walking 200 miles on a trek to the Pittsburgh headquarters of PNC, 74-year-old George Lakey emerged from the borough branch Friday with a smile and applause from two dozen people.
06/01/12 Court makes it tougher on gold miners Source: Daily Sparks Tribune - Sparks NV A federal appeals court ruling Friday makes it tougher for small-time gold miners to work their claims on federal lands across the West. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco ruled in a split decision that the U.S. Forest Service has to consult biologists from other agencies before allowing miners to do anything that might harm salmon protected by the Endangered Species Act. The ruling overturned a District Court decision.
06/01/12 Greens to review mining policy Source: New Zealand Herald The Green Party will review its policy on mining after acknowledging the importance of the industry to the economy.