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At least 20 killed in eastern DRC mine collapse

Friday , 17 May 2013
Local officials are attempting to recover bodies still believed buried at the mine near the village of Rubaye in North Kivu province.

Steinmetz seeks Tony Blair’s help to free detained Guinea staff

Friday , 17 May 2013
Beny Steinmetz’s mining company, BSG Resources, has called on former British PM Tony Blair to help secure the release of two employees arrested in Guinea.

Rinehart urges Australia to take lessons from Singapore

Friday , 17 May 2013
Gina Rinehart told a mining conference in Melbourne on Thursday that Australia could learn from the successful economic policies of Lee Kuan Yew, who transformed Singapore.

Nevada Assembly Taxation Committee votes to remove mining tax caps

Friday , 17 May 2013
The political juggernaut to increase mining taxation in the nation’s top gold mining state has lost little momentum on both sides of the aisle in the Nevada Legislature.

Ecuador pushes ahead with reforms to lure mining investors

Friday , 17 May 2013
The government presented a mining bill to Congress on Thursday that should pave the way for the signing of contracts with several major investors.

Guinea bribe probe defendant pleads not guilty in NY

Thursday , 16 May 2013
French citizen Frederic Cilins pleaded not guilty to charges he obstructed a US grand jury investigation into bribes paid to win mining rights in Guinea.

Freeport suspends Indonesia mine after tunnel collapse

Thursday , 16 May 2013
39 workers were attending an underground training class near the Grasberg mine when a tunnel collapsed on them early on Tuesday morning.

US House Resources Committee approves rare earths/critical minerals bills

Thursday , 16 May 2013
The National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act and the National Strategic and Critical Minerals Policy Act are now headed to a vote of the U.S. House of Representations.

Rail revival is key to Africa’s biggest copper mines

Wednesday , 15 May 2013
Railway operators in landlocked Zambia plan to invest as much as $1.5 billion over the next five years to upgrade the 1,200-km system.

Vale’s Argentina potash mine being shown to bidders

Wednesday , 15 May 2013
A government official says the province of Mendoza is already showing the abandoned Rio Colorado project to potential bidders.

African minerals and the illusion of fair value - Kemp

Tuesday , 14 May 2013
Former UN secretary-general Kofi Annan and other development campaigners want G8 leaders to help Africa capture "fair value" from its resources.

Wildcat strike at Lonmin mine raises fears of unrest

Tuesday , 14 May 2013
Workers have refused to go underground, halting all of 13 shafts and reigniting fears of deadly unrest that rocked South Africa’s platinum industry last year.

UPDATE: At least 33 missing after tunnel collapse at Grasberg mine

Tuesday , 14 May 2013
Freeport McMoRan says at least 33 workers are trapped underground after a training tunnel collapsed at its Grasberg mine in Indonesia.

Rio Tinto ordered to pay old royalties to Rinehart/partner

Monday , 13 May 2013
Rio Tinto has been ordered to pay Rinehart's Hancock Prospecting and former partner Wright Prospecting royalties on production from two iron ore deposits in Pilbara.

Barrick says Chile mine needs $29m to meet regulator rules

Monday , 13 May 2013
The gold miner has estimated it must invest about $29 million to meet environmental standards at its suspended Pascua-Lama mine.

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