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UK Coal's Daw Mill Colliery faces permanent closure following fire
Tuesday, February 26, 2013 Daw Mill Colliery, the UK's biggest coal producer, may be shut down indefinitely following a major fire at the underground mine in...

Protestors attack Hellas gold mine in northern Greece
Monday, February 18, 2013 Nearly 50 intruders have set fire to equipment, machinery and cars at the Hellas gold mining site in the Halkidiki region in...

Methane explosion at Russian coal mine kills 18
Tuesday, February 12, 2013 An underground methane gas explosion has killed 18 workers in the Vorkutinskaya coal mine located in the Komi region of northern...

Methane gas explosion at Pakistani coal mine kills eight
Tuesday, January 29, 2013 A methane gas explosion in a private coal mine in south-west Pakistan has killed eight workers, a mining official has...

Worker safety is highest priority for miners: report
Wednesday, January 23, 2013 Major mining companies across the globe consider work safety as their highest priority, according to a new survey conducted by ABB company,...

Unregulated coal mining causes cave-ins in China's Hunan province
Wednesday, January 16, 2013 Unregulated coal mining has led to a series of cave-ins, creating more than 20 crater-like pits in Fukou, a county in the Hunan province of...

Turkish coal mine accident kills eight
Tuesday, January 08, 2013 Eight miners have been killed in a coal mining accident in the Zonguldak province of...

Bio-fuel powered mining equipment to be studied by UA
Thursday, October 11, 2012 The University of Arizona (UA) has secured a $1.4m, three-year grant from the US National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health to undertake a comparative study on the effects of...

DMT to exploit methane gas from German coal mine
Friday, September 28, 2012 Engineering and consulting company DMT has received a contract to explore the prospects of exploiting methane gas from the Bochum-Langendreer colliery in...

Coal mine accident in northwest China kills 20
Wednesday, September 26, 2012 A coal mining accident in the Gansu province of China has left 20 coal miners dead and 14 others...

Miners rescued after fire at Newmont's New Zealand gold mine
Tuesday, July 17, 2012 A fire at a Newmont Mining-owned gold mine in New Zealand has led to the evacuation of 28 miners trapped in the underground refuge...

US EPA Releases Surface Coal Mining Guidance
Monday, July 25, 2011 The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released final guidance on Appalachian surface coal mining, to ensure a consistent and timely review of surface coal mining permits under the...

Australia Addresses Skills Policy for Mining Sector
Thursday, May 19, 2011 The Chamber of Minerals and Energy of Western Australia (CME), Queensland Resources Council (QRC) and SkillsDMC have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to identify strategies to source...

MSHA Issues Violation Notices to Two US Coal Mines
Thursday, April 14, 2011 The US Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has issued a notice of a pattern of violations (PoV) to two coal mining operations under the federal Mine Safety and...

Lu'an Group Tests Underground Mining Refuge Chamber
Wednesday, April 13, 2011 Lu'an Group has tested an underground refuge chamber at the Changcum coal mine in Jilin, China, which can be used during rescue operations. A group of 80 miners, rescue workers and...

Queensland to Develop New Shot-Firing Guidelines
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 The Mining Safety and Health Directorate of Queensland has established an industry steering group to examine post-blast fume events and develop steps to further minimise risk to workers. ...

Queensland Sets Stringent Mining Safety Standards
Monday, March 14, 2011 The Queensland Government has set stronger safety standards for its mining industry, as part of its changes to legislation. Queensland Mining Minister Stirling Hinchliffe said the...

Norilsk to Reduce SO2 Emissions from Plants
Tuesday, March 08, 2011 MMC Norilsk Nickel is to reduce SO2 emissions from its metallurgical production facilities in Norilsk, Russia. As part of its air emissions programme, the firm has posted a tender for set...

NWT to Develop Mine Safety Training Standards
Friday, February 18, 2011 The Government of Northwest Territories (NWT) in Canada, the Northern Safety Association and three diamond mining companies in NWT will together develop new common standards for mine...

MSHA Proposes Rule to Revise POV Regulation
Wednesday, February 02, 2011 The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) of the US Department of Labor has proposed a rule to revise its pattern of violations (POV) regulation. The regulation will be published in...