Orano warns of financial problems at Niger uranium plant
The West African nation increasingly seeks new partners, such as Russia, in its mining sector.
The Independent reports the first coal to be mined in Newcastle upon Tyne for more than 50 years could be dug on the site of a 21st century science park ahead of construction.
Up to 60,000 tonnes of coal lie below what was a brewery until recently. The area was mined extensively in the 18th century and the various workings underneath make present-day building work perilous.
The Independent reports Newcastle University’s professor Paul Younger says: “In these old mines, more than half of the original coal has been left behind, as was the old style of mining back then where it had to be left in place to keep the roof up. These old workings are in various states of partial collapse. A further risk – though thankfully less likely – is that of the remaining coal catching fire.
