The story behind the famous Turquoise Mountain in San Bernardino
A desert in San Bernardino County, in the state of California, is usually the home of gold and silver mining, but a few active turquoise mines in the area might still be hiding a true fortune. Although the basis of this story is historically true, according to PE.com, there are a lot of rumours surrounding […]
New Zealand announces mining emergency protocol
The government of New Zealand has recently announced it is working on new solutions to handle emergencies and accidents in underground mines. The protocol will provide guidelines and regulation in case of a mining emergency in the country, defining which persons and agencies are responsible for responding to major events and what are their functions […]
5 minerals with tongue-twisting names
Amidst elements with funny names and other well-known materials with names we have all heard before, there are also minerals with awkward, tongue-twisting names. Many of these denominations are created from the names of the scientists and researchers that discovered the rocks, but that doesn’t make them less strange. If you think we are exaggerating, […]
Pop-up Chinese mining projects lead to the eviction of nearly two million Tibetans
Although the Chinese government repeatedly keeps denying the reports of forced evictions, almost two million Tibetan pastoralists claim to have been forcibly displaced from their own homeland due to rampant mining and river damming projects in vacated areas. The news is reported by the site DNA India and quotes Tibetan officials, who have recently revealed that gold […]
First Nations promise to fight against gold-copper mines
The controversy around Taseko Mines’ New Prosperity gold and copper project, to be installed in the British Columbia Interior, keeps growing. The First Nations guarantee the project won’t happen without a (legal) fight. The native groups claim the pressure on Ottawa to approve the mine, imposed by the provincial mines minister, is a disgrace and an open act against […]
Blast in Chinese coal mine traps and kills 21 workers
The Chinese Xinjiang province, in the western part of the country, witnessed a violent explosion in a coal mine that killed 21 workers. According to the Xinhua news agency, quoted by ABC News, the accident occurred in the Baiyanggou pit, last Friday (13). The local authorities revealed that 34 miners were working underground at the time of […]
Resolution mine promises hundreds of jobs, but will the Arizona miners be able to work with technology?
The mining giants Rio Tinto and BHP are very close to open the largest copper mine in the United States. The Resolution mine will be located in Arizona’s famous Copper Corridor and promises to bring jobs and profit to small towns like Superior, the typical mining hub. This new project promises $61.4 billion in economic activity over almost […]
Sun might be the answer to Chile’s energy shortage in the mining industry
The Coquimbo region, in the arid region of northern Chile, just opened the first solar plant for the mining sector in the area. The goal is to end all power supply issues that have been affecting the work in a region that is the world’s number one in copper production. The country’s Energy minister, Jorge Bunster, […]
Deloitte’s top 10 mining trends for 2014
The latest report made by the agency Deloitte, entitled “Tracking the trends 2014”, lists the top 10 mining trends for the next year, showing how the companies can adapt their work to the ever changing industry dynamics. According to the document, quoted in a press release, mining firms will continue to be confronted with the compounding challenges of […]
Five of the world’s worst mining disasters
Every miner knows the risks it takes to work in such an industry. However, nothing can prepare someone for accidents like the ones we are about to show you. Here is a list with five of the deadliest mining accidents in the world. 1. Explosion at Benxihu Colliery With a history marked by violence and […]