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European Commission rejects cyanide ban
The European Commission has rejected a proposed Europe-wide ban on cyanide use in mining activity after deciding that the ban was not justified from an environmental or health perspective
Zijin spill controversy deepens
The controversy of China’s worst mining-waste spill in two years continues as the vice-president of Zijin Mining Group, the company responsible for the accident, is detained by police
Lithium ETF to target green market
The world’s first lithium exchange-traded fund has been launched on the New York Stock Exchange. The ETF will provide investors access to a commodity that is a valuable component of renewable energy and 'green' technology
Massey: regulators raised methane risk
THE US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) contributed to the sequence of events that led to the deaths of 29 miners at the Upper Big Branch (UBB) coal mine in April, claimed owner Massey EnergyGoldcorp answers allegations
Goldcorp Inc has said that allegations of pollution from its Marlin gold mine in Guatemala are entirely without meritUnprecedented lead poisoning from Nigerian gold mining
More than 160 people, including at least 100 children, have died from lead poisoning from artisanal gold mining in Nigeria’s northwest Zamfara StatePAC renews its criticism of Zimbabwe’s diamond mines
Non-government organisation Partnership Africa Canada (PAC) has raised new concerns about violence at Zimbabwe’s Marange diamond mineZimbabwe diamonds under scrutiny
The Zimbabwean government has banned the export of diamonds from any mine operating in the country until the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme certifies the sale of diamonds from Chia-dzwa, The Herald newspaper has reported.Safety is top priority
Denver-based Mincom announced in May that, unsurprisingly, safety remains the highest priority for chief executives, reporting that 71 of its poll of 100 industry executives rated workplace safety as the most pressing business challengeGold Fields set to sell carbon emissions
Gold Fields has announced that it will become the first gold producer to sell Certified Emissions Reductions (CERs), the financial securities used to trade carbon emissions.Vale cuts water use
Vale SA has invested in new technology to reduce the water use at its Carajás mines in Brazil, providing both economic and environmental benefitsMining, People and the Environment 2011
With over 130 representatives from 26 countries worldwide, the inaugural event in March 2010 was a huge success and Aspermont UK, PDAC and ICMM are delighted to announce that Mining, People and the Environment will be back on March 5, 2011.US miners die in worst accident for 40 years
The US has suffered its worst mining accident in 40 years after an explosion as Massey Energy Co’s Upper Big Branch coal mine in Virginia on April 5 killed 29 minersSirius takes advantage of storage solution
Sirius Exploration plc, a potash exploration company with development projects in Australia and the US, plans to exploit the salt voids left after extraction for CO2 and compressed air storageXstrata chief calls for mining infrastructure investment
South Africa’s mining sector is unable to reach its full potential, Xstrata plc chief executive Mick Davis said in an address to the Wits Business School, because of poor mining infrastructure.Site Search
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