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Mining battle marked by peaks and valleys
In the hamlets scattered across the coal fields of southern Appalachia, the news from the courthouse was a breath of fresh air to many: A federal judge had sided with environmentalists fighting to stop a form of destructive strip mining known as mountaintop removal.
Maria Gunnoe, 38, could barely contain her glee. Mountaintop-removal operations are leveling [...]
Australian mining company signals interest in Czech uranium mine
Australian mining company Uran Limited has signalled that it wants a role in the development of Czech state-owned uranium mine Diamo, Europe’s only functioning uranium mine amid renewed interest in nuclear power.
Uranium is used as fuel for nuclear reactors. The price of the metal has risen sharply in response to concern about the effects on [...]
Under bank sanctions, North Korea looks to gold exports
More than a century after American mining engineers first opened up North Korea’s gold mines, a fortune in gold and other metals and minerals offers the prospect for North Korea to ease the pressures of financial sanctions.
The question, however, is whether North Korea can navigate around a US Treasury order that forbids institutions doing business [...]
Kyrgyz Coalface a Dangerous Place
Government commission recommends prosecution of mine company official after recent fatal accident.
They work without safety equipment, ventilation is poor and training often non-existent.
Labour rights activists in Kygyzstan paint a bleak picture of working conditions in the country’s mines where fatal accidents – which they blame on owners putting profits before workers’ safety – are commonplace.
Uranium interest from energy crunch bodes well for Wyoming
The global energy crunch has meant growing demand for Wyoming’s oil, gas and coal, but the state is also seeing a major resurgence of interest in its plentiful supply of uranium.
Skyrocketing uranium prices over the past three years have sent companies scrambling to explore new claims, including several in Wyoming, which leads the nation in [...]
