Illegal gold miner rescued after 13 days lost
An illegal miner was found in the Osa Peninsula’s Corcovado National Park, in Costa Rica, where he got lost almost two weeks ago. Joel Cerdas Solórzano, locally known as “Pizote the gold miner”, went missing on January 23 while illegally mining gold inside the boundaries of the park. Three days later, a rescue team composed of officials from the National System […]
Europe and China with cases of dam failure sites after 2000
The mining industry currently faces a lot of challenges, but one of them is definitely to keep tailing dams from collapsing or leaking. These embankments, which are built by geotechnical engineers with steep slopes using the coarse fraction of the tailings and saving costs, are supposed to be a safe solution, but there are different reasons that eventually cause some of […]
Canada mines support groundbreaking rules
In an effort to break the corruption blanket that many times chokes the mining industry, the Canadian sector is endorsing a plan that would boost transparency. The main measure states that it would become mandatory reporting to provincial securities commissions all project-related payments that companies make to the governments. The move is being praised and […]
Blue diamond with 29.6 carats at South African mine
The company Petra Diamonds discovered one of the rarest stones in the world: a 29.6 carat blue diamond worth around $60 million. The gem was unearthed at the Cullinan mine, in South Africa. The rock, described as an “outstanding vivid blue diamond with extraordinary saturation, tone and clarity”, is the biggest of its kind ever found in the […]
Gold producers in South Africa and over wages
Big ore producers operating in South Africa, such as AngloGold Ashanti, are currently facing strike notices over pay demands, the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) revealed. This organization represents about 20 percent of South African gold-mining employees and is recalling their right to strike, despite the fact that most gold employees reached an agreement […]
Study points to potential water pollution caused by iron mining in Wisconsin
Iron mining activities could be leading to pollution problems in the northern part of the state of Wisconsin. The conclusion in included in a new report disclosed by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR). According to the 97-page study, these mining operations might be responsible for loss of surface and groundwater due to a process known […]
The 12 Coldest Canadian Mines
If you are in the Northern hemisphere and you think it’s cold outside, take a look at these Canadian mines and try not to freeze! 1. Meadowbank Average temperature in the mine during the coldest month: -35.4 This silver and gold mine, managed by the majority owner Agnico Eagle Mines, is located 70 kilometers north of Baker Lake. […]
Chile’s port strike affects copper exports
A two-week strike at the Angamos port is severely affecting Chile’s copper exports and the main companies operating in the country. Almost $130 million worth of Codelco’s December income has been sliced due to the tie-up, now joined by six other Chilean terminals. Workers at the seaports of Iquique, Antofagasta and San Antonio, for instance, stopped […]
Explosions kill four Chinese miners in three days
Different explosions in two mines located in Central and southwest China killed four workers during the weekend. The news agency Xinhua, quoted by Mining.com, reports the first accident happened on Friday (3) morning, in central China’s Wufeng county, Hubei province. A gas explosion made three victims. Two days after the first incident, on Sunday (5), a second […]
Top 10 deepest mines on the planet
Did you know that eight of the ten deepest mines in the world are located in just one South African region? We bet you also didn’t know that most of these operations are focused on gold extraction. To increase your mining knowledge, Mining Examiner brings you a new list today, this time about the 10 […]