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25 miners died in work-related accidents last year in the US

Preliminary data released by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration indicate that in 2016, 25 miners died in work-related accidents at the nation’s mines – down from 29 in 2015.

United States Department of Labor | January 4, 2017 | 1:00 am

Death toll at India coal mine cave-in climbs to 18

The number of casualties from a coal mine accident in…

Andrew Topf | January 2, 2017 | 4:44 pm

SLIDESHOW: Mining on the mend – 2016 year in review

The global mining industry rebounded from multi-year lows in 2016…

Frik Els | January 1, 2017 | 10:22 pm

At least 12 dead after coal mine collapse in India, Myanmar jade mine landslide

Two separate mining accidents in India and Myanmar have together…

Andrew Topf | December 30, 2016 | 6:12 pm

Coking coal price ends 2016 with sharp drop

Down more than 5% as market for steelmaking raw material…

Frik Els | December 30, 2016 | 12:33 pm

Batista bailout is urgent

"Financial problems at OGX are immediate: the result of a culture of over-promising and under-delivering".

Frik Els | April 28, 2013 | 5:38 pm

Australian Federal Government to prevent fracking around the Great Barrier Reef

In February, the conservative state government of Queensland lifted a ban on shale oil exploration and production along its coast, enabling companies to begin assessing the potential there, in the search for starting a shale boom equal to the one in the US.

Oilprice.com | April 27, 2013 | 12:36 pm

Sell in May and miss a chance to buy gold stocks cheap

What is up—the Dow Jones and S&P 500—will come down and what is down—gold equities—will go up fast, predicts the ultimate contrarian investor, Bob Moriarty.

The Gold Report | April 27, 2013 | 7:35 am

Strateco seeks damages from Quebec gov’t over uranium moratorium

Company has dropped 60% in the last month and is currently trading at 6.5 cents a share.

Michael Allan McCrae | April 26, 2013 | 2:59 pm

As gold price roars back SocGen repeats $10,000 call

As gold claws back 50% of its losses French investment and London bullion bank repeats forecast of a surge in the gold price contradicting its own commodities team's forecast.

Frik Els | April 25, 2013 | 4:50 pm