At least 12 workers trapped in China gold mine are still alive
A total of 22 workers were trapped in the Hushan mine, in Shandong province, after the blast on Jan. 10.
A total of 22 workers were trapped in the Hushan mine, in Shandong province, after the blast on Jan. 10.
With around 233 covid-19 deaths in the mining industry, unions have called on miners to help pay for vaccines.
Native communities that ring the Atacama worry that mining may be depleting scarce freshwater and lithium-rich brine, reducing its availability for people and wildlife.
The next three to six months will be crucial to the future of the vast copper-gold mine, as the companies behind the operation negotiate with the government.
Operations continue at the copper mine after the country's Supreme Court upheld local indigenous communities' complaint about the project's water use.
Opponents say New Delhi's projects would cut through ecologically sensitive areas, such as the Mollem National Park.
Power deal with Meridian Energy delays the likely closure of the facility by at least three years.
The commodities market is witnessing the sharpest rally in more than a decade.
De Beers has cut off some of its long-term diamond buyers, marking one of the biggest shakeups in the way the miner sells gems.
The country is going into a 14-day lockdown from midnight on Thursday.