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Mine collapse in Congo: At least 43 fatalities
At least 43 miners were killed after a mine collapsed in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The dramatic incident occurred on Thursday, July 27, 2019 in the Kolwezi region when 2 galleries inside the...
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A landslide and a wall collapse struck the Indian state of Odisha in less than 2 days: At least 7 fatalities
- Jun, 08, 2019
- Landslides Mining Slope Stability News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- India, Keonjhar
At least 7 people have died and 8 more were injured after a landslide and a wall collapse occurred in Odisha's Keonjhar and Dhenkanal district in India, respectively. On Saturday, June 8, 2019, three...
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Ancient Egyptian inscriptions found at Amethyst mines
Over 100 ancient inscriptions were found at an Amethyst mine in Wadi el-Hudi. According to archaeologists, the inscriptions were carved in the rock. The researchers also discovered 45 more wri...
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Mining waste disposal: A challenging issue
The time for Mining industry to change its approach about waste disposal techniques has arrived. On January, 2019, an upstream dam collapsed in Brazil releasing a wave of red iron ore and contamina...
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The devastating impact of Gold Mining in South Africa
For 130 years South Africa has been exploiting its gold resources in Johannesburg. But at what cost? 278 abandoned mines and 200 mining dumps, that contain about 6 billion tons of waste, ...
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Fatal dam collapse in Brazil
- Jan, 28, 2019
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures Dam Engineering Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters Mining
A disastrous dam collapse in Brazil has resulted in, at least, 7 fatalities and more than 200 people missing. The incident occurred on Friday, 25 of January, 2019. The 86-meter dam was located in t...
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Space Mining: Potential for unlimited resources
Evidence show that the time to exploit areas outside of Earth has arrived. Despite the fact that countries cannot claim possession on a celestial body, according to the International Treaty of Oute...
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19 people dead after rock-burst in East China's mining facility
19 workers that were trapped due to a mining accident in 20 October 2018 in East China, are confirmed dead. 22 Miners were working inside a water drainage tunnel when coal fell at both ends due to...
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Aura suspends mine operations in Honduras
The company Aura, a mid-tier gold and copper production firm operating in America, has suspended operations of San Andres mine in Honduras. San Andres mine was illegally occupied by individual...
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Huge sinkhole caused by mine collapse in Ireland
A mine collapse in County Monaghan, Ireland, caused a large sinkhole to emerge on a football pitch. According to Mining company Gyproc, the transportation and storage of water in a previously unuse...
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