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Venezuela mine collapse kills 14 after torrential rains

October 14, 2025 7:34 am

The deaths occurred in three different shafts of the “Cuatro Esquinas de Caratal” mine, located in town of El Callao, about 850 kilometers (528 miles) southeast of Caracas.

Apex court relaxes its 2011 order: Operators can sell directly already mined iron ore in Karnataka, says SC

May 20, 2022 10:44 pm

The bench agreed with the opinion of the court-appointed Central Empowered Committee (CEC) that “the demand/supply and price of iron ore are best left to be determined by the market forces”.

At least 6 confirmed dead in landslide at Myanmar jade mine

January 27, 2016 5:59 pm

Hpakant Baptist Church deacon Dut La, who is organizing funerals for the victims, said six bodies were in the morgue but more than a dozen may still lie under the waste from the slide that occurred on Monday afternoon in Kachin state's Hpakant mining region.

DMFs still to be a reality in most mining states

June 21, 2015 12:40 am

Fresh holders of a mining lease or a prospecting licence-cum-mining lease to pay the DMF an amount equivalent to one-third of such royalty.

Chile freezes mine assets to pay for rescue

September 25, 2010 10:35 am

The San Esteban Mining company has been on the verge of bankruptcy since it halted operations at the San Jose gold and copper mine.

Illegal mining: K’taka HC lifts stay on new rules

September 04, 2010 2:20 am

The High Court cleared for implementation a major portion of new stringent rules proposed by the Karnataka government for control over illegal mining.

Chile miners get emotional,have to work in own rescue

August 31, 2010 3:06 am

A new video shows 33 men trapped in a mine in Chile’s Atacama Desert.

Chile miners send up new video message

August 28, 2010 3:12 am

The first video released of the 33 men trapped deep in a Chilean mine shows the men stripped to the waist and appearing slim but healthy

GoM set up to ensure transparency in mining

June 16, 2010 1:41 am

Upset with the stiff inter-ministerial differences continuing to derail its efforts in bringing about greater transparency in the mining sector by streamlining the grant of mineral concessions....

China’s hunger fuels exports in remote Russia

June 11, 2010 1:39 am

The Kimkan open pit mine in Siberia is a muddy square mile surrounded by birch and cedar forests so vast they seem to stretch to the ends of the earth....

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