Mining
Second largest diamond recovered in Botswana
A small Canadian diamond company has announced the discovery of the world’s second biggest gem quality diamond that has ever been recovered, as Telegraph reports.
According to Lucara Diamond Corp the 1,111 carat stone was found at its Karowe mine in north-central Botswana.
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Dam burst at Vale, BHP mine devastates Brazilian town
A dam holding back waste water from an iron ore mine in Brazil that is owned by Vale and BHP Billiton burst on Nov. 5, devastating a nearby town with mudslides and leaving officials in the remote region scrambling to assess casualties.
Greek court annuls govt decision to suspend Eldordo Gold mining
A Greek top administrative court on Monday annulled the government decision to suspend Canadian Eldorado Gold’s mining operations in northern Greece. Eldorado had appealed to overturn a ban on its plans to develop a gold mine in a forested area of northern Greece in a case widely seen as a case of the leftist government contesting foreign investment.
One dead, five injured in multiple workplace accidents in Turkey
One worker has died and five others have been injured in three separate workplace accidents in Turkey.
The deceased worker, identified as Ahmet Hamdi Özmercan, died at a hospital in the northwestern province of Edirne on Nov. 2 after he was severely injured when he became stuck under a caterpillar at a stone quarry in Edirne's Ke?an district.
Export report finds Soma mining firm, state institutions responsible for mining disaster
An expert report prepared by seven experts from the Istanbul Technical University into the 2014 Soma mine disaster has stated that the owner of the mine and state institutions responsible for mining facilities, including the Labor and Social Security Ministry, were responsible for the tragedy that killed 301 miners.
New mining law to be adopted soon
Mining is an area through which we can boost Serbia's economic growth considerably within a very short time, Aleksandar Antic said on Friday.
The minister of energy and mining adding that the government would adopt a new law on mining and geological surveys very soon.
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Filipovic: New aw on mining by end of year
New Law on Mining and Geological Surveys, which should make attracting investors to that sector easier, should be adopted by the end of year.
We expect a new Law on Mining and Geological Surveys, which should make attracting investors to that sector easier, to be adopted by the end of the year, State Secretary at the Ministry of Mining and Energy, Mirjana Filipovic, said onThursday.
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Mining Industry Accounts for 5% of Bulgaria's GDP - Energy Minister
The mining industry generates 5% of Bulgaria's GDP and provides jobs for over 24 000 people, according to Energy Minister Temenuzhka Petkova.
Petkova attended Saturday the 50th anniversary celebration of Bulgarian mining company Asarel-Medet AD.
She noted that around 300 companies operated in the sector.
Former Centerra Gold CEO Homeniuk Set for Extradition Hearing in Bulgaria
Len Homeniuk, a former CEO of Toronto-based Centerra Gold mining company, is facing an extradition hearing in Bulgaria on Thursday, the Globe and Mail has reported.
Miners escalate protests against Gov. decision to suspend Skouries mine operations (pics+vid)
The number of miners descending into the underground shafts in protest against the Tsipras’s government to shut down the operations of the Skouries mines in Chalkidiki, northern Greece is increasing, as 50 more joined their fellow-workers already there. Meanwhile, miners from the Cassandra Mines have occupied the council building of Arnaia, in a symbolic act of protest.