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Coal mining complex workers treated for poisoning

BELGRADE -- Nine workers of the Kolubara mining basin have been injured when coal dust caught on fire in Field D of the strip mine southwest of Belgrade.

Bulgaria's State Commission for Energy and Water Regulation (DKEVR) proposes introducing a ceiling on prices paid to power generators.

According to DKEVR, the tariff should be capped at BGN 202 per MWh, which is the highest amount paid for the balancing of the energy system.

The proposal is part of a draft decision of DKEVR.

A UN conference on preserving the earth's dwindling resources opened Oct. 16 with grim warnings that the depletion of natural habitats and species was outpacing efforts to protect them.

A hydroelectric plant (HES) construction in the Black Sea province of Giresun will continue for three more months despite a court order for a stay of execution, after a decision from the governor who alleged that stopping works could increase risks of landslides and avalanches.

"Geological Treasure of Serbian Land" to open on April 10

BELGRADE -- The "Geological Treasure of the Serbian Land" exhibition will open at the SANU Gallery of Science & Technology on April 10.

It will present a collection of minerals, rocks and fossils belonging to the Belgrade-based Faculty of Mining and Geology.

BELGRADE - An exhibition titled "'Geological Treasure of the Serbian Land" will open at the Gallery of Science & Technology of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts (SANU) on April 10, presenting a collection of minerals, rocks and fossils belonging to the Belgrade-based Faculty of Mining and Geology.