NEWS ARCHIVE

NEWMONT CALLS FOR NATIONAL AUSTRALIAN MINE SAFETY LAWS

MiningNews.net - 29 July 2002 - A senior Newmont Mining executive has called on mining industry and government leaders to show greater urgency in support of moves to formulate and implement consistent national mine safety laws. Further information can be obtained from the new article.

US MINERS' RESCUE RELIEF

BBC News - 28 July 2002 - People involved in the rescue of nine miners from a flooded coal mine in Pennsylvania have spoken of their relief and their fears that the men might not be brought up safe and sound. Further information can be obtained from the new article. Related site: Trapped US miners rescued

COAL MINING IS STILL THE MOST DANGEROUS INDUSTRY IN THE US

EnviroLink - 27 July 2002 - Despite technological innovations and regulations that have made the industry much safer, coal mining is still a dangerous job, and one of the biggest problems is inaccurate maps or no maps at all that can show the location of old mines, experts say. Further information can be obtained from the new article.

BLAST KILLS 18 IN CHINESE MINE

BBC News - 26 July 2002 - A gas explosion has killed 18 miners at an unlicensed pit in China's south-western province of Guizhou, state media have reported. Further information can be obtained from the new article.

RESCUERS RACE AGAINST TIME TO SAVE TRAPPED MINERS

MiningNew.net - 26 July 2002 - Nine miners are trapped in a 1.2m high chamber 73m underground in a Pennsylvania coal mine after they apparently broke into a nearby abandoned mine that was filled with frigid water. Further information can be obtained from the new article.

US MINING FIRMS SEEK RELIEF FROM CLEANUP BONDS

Planet Ark - 25 July 2002 - The U.S. mining industry asked Congress to ease federal bond requirements for cleaning up toxic chemicals, saying that some mines will be forced to close if they do not get financial relief. Further information can be obtained from the new article.

GAUTENG TACKLES MINING PROBLEMS

AllAfrica.com - 23 July 2002 - A seminar is underway in Johannesburg today, to tackle environmental degradation brought on by mining activities in the province. Further information can be obtained from the new article.

MINERAL POLICY CENTER: MINING INDUSTRY SEEKING TO EVADE FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR CLEANING UP BILLIONS IN TOXIC POLLUTION

EnviroLink Service - 23 July 2002 - Mining expert Jim Kuipers from the Center for Science in Public Participation testified before the House Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources today that taxpayers may have to pay as much as 10 billion dollars to clean up polluted mine sites on public lands. Further information can be obtained from the new article.

ICMM NEWSLETTER Vol. 1 No. 4 (July 2002) IS AVAILABLE

ICMM - 22 July 2002 - The latest addition of our ICMM Newsletter is now available on the ICMM website and can be accessed directly through the following link: http://www.icmm.com/uploads/1~FinalJuly2.pdf (PDF 128 KB).

SIX DEAD IN UKRAINE MINE BLAST

BBC News - 21 July 2002 - A methane gas explosion at a mine in eastern Ukraine has left six people dead - the second major accident at a Ukrainian pit in two weeks. Further information can be obtained from the new article.

US EXTENDS MINING POLLUTION COMMENT PERIOD TO OCT

Planet Ark - 18 July 2002 - The U.S. Interior Department said this week it will extend until mid-October the deadline for mining companies, environmental groups and others to offer suggestions on what kinds of financial guarantees may be needed to clean up toxic pollution from surface coal mining. Further information can be obtained from the new article.

CONCERN OVER PLANNED TITANIUM MINE

AllAfrica.com - 16 July 2002 - Plans for a titanium mine in southeast Kenya, approved by the Kenyan government last week, could lead to environmental damage and adversely affect the lives of people, local rights groups warned on Tuesday. Further information can be obtained from the new article.

ONCE-PROSPEROUS ADACONDA, MONT., GOLD MINE IS NOW COSTLY RECLAMATION PROJECT

EnviroScan - 16 July 2002 - The Beal Mountain Mine was mining's poster child when it first opened in 1988. Back then, Pegasus Gold heralded the operation, located about 16 miles southwest of Butte, as new environmentally friendly way of doing business. Further information can be obtained from the new article.

COAL MINES TOLD TO INSURE MINERS AGAINST JOB ACCIDENTS

China Daily - 14 July 2002 - Coal mining enterprises based in east China's Jiangxi province were told on Saturday to buy insurance policies for all their miners by the end of this year to protect them from possible injuries on the job. Further information can be obtained from the new article.

NINE TRAPPED MINERS RESCUED AFTER 8 DAYS

China Daily - 13 July 2002 - Nine coal miners, trapped underground for eight straight days by a flash flood, have all been pulled out alive from the deep mine pit Friday and are now in a satisfactory condition. Further information can be obtained from the new article.

EFFORTS TO FIND MISSING EVANDER MINERS CONTINUE

AllAfrica.com - 12 July 2002 - A search that will continue through the night if necessary is underway for three missing miners after Friday's rockfall at an Evander mine in Mpumalanga, Harmony Gold said. Further information can be obtained from the new article.

COLORADO GROUP FIGHTS COALBED METHANE WELLS

Environmental News Network (ENN) - 11 July 2002 - A citizens' group in western Colorado is fighting a proposal to explore for methane gas in nearby underground coal seams, saying the planned test drilling could devastate the area's water supplies. Further information can be obtained from the new article.

SAFETY BEFORE PROFITS - SUPERVISORS

China Daily - 11 July 2002 - China's industrial and mining enterprises are urged to follow State guidelines and not just care about economic gain, said work safety supervisors at a two-day symposium in Beijing which closed on Wednesday. Further information can be obtained from the new article.

FATALITY AT TROUBLED KUMTOR GOLD MINE

The Mining News - 10 July 2002 - Kyrgyz and International NGOs Renew Call for Independent Environmental/Safety Audit. Further information can be obtained from the new article.

KENYA GRANTS TITANIUM MINE PERMIT

BBC News - 10 July 2002 - The Kenyan government has granted an environmental permit for what could be the country's biggest mine since independence. Further information can be obtained from the new article.

53,302 DIE IN WORKPLACE ACCIDENTS IN SIX MONTHS

China Daily - 10 July 2002 - Lack of work safety awareness, backward infrastructure and loopholes in management and supervision have led to continuing workplace accidents causing great loss of life and assets, said a top safety official yesterday in Beijing. Further information can be obtained from the new article.

39 DEAD IN NE CHINA COAL MINE DISASTER

China Daily - 10 July 2002 - Thirty-nine dead bodies have been found at the Dingsheng Coal Mine in Hegang City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province by 23:20 Monday, which was hit by a gas explosion Monday afternoon, said a local official. Further information can be obtained from the new article.

MEDIA FACT SHEET: RESPONDS TO PROCESS SOLUTION SPILLl

Denton-Rawhide Gold Mine - 09 July 9 2002 - At approximately 11:30PM on Monday, July 8, 2002, process solution used at the Denton-Rawhide Mine, located in Mineral County, Nevada, was detected to have overflowed a containment berm located near the southeast corner of the lined heap leach pad. Further information can be obtained from the MEDIA FACT SHEET (PDF - 12 KB).

UKRAINE MINE CHIEFS ARRESTED

BBC News - 09 July 2002 - The Ukrainian authorities have arrested three top managers of a coal mine in the eastern Donetsk region where 35 miners died over the weekend. Further information can be obtained from the new article.

PERU PEASANTS IN LIMA MINING PROTEST

BBC News - 09 July 2002 - About 1,000 Peruvian peasants have marched to the capital, Lima, to demand government action against what they say is the contamination or seizure of land by large mining companies. Further information can be obtained from the new article.

CAMECO REPORTS MISSING WORKER AT KUMTOR MINE

MiningNew.net - 09 July 2002 - One worker is missing and presumed dead following a pit wall failure at Cameco's Kumtor mine site in Kyrgyzstan. Further information can be obtained from the new article.

DAR BANS TANZANITE MINING AFTER ACCIDENT

AllAfrica.com - 08 July 2002 - Tanzania has slapped a temporary ban on all mining of the coloured tanzanite gemstone on Block B at Mererani in Arusha, following underground suffocation accident that led to the death of 39 small-scale miners three weeks ago. Further information can be obtained from the new article.

UKRAINE MINE DEATH TOLL RISES

BBC News - 08 July 2002 - The death toll at a fire-gutted mine in the eastern Donetsk region in Ukraine has risen to 35 people, after rescuers found two more bodies hundreds of metres below the ground. Further information can be obtained from the new article.

DOZENS KILLED IN UKRAINE MINE FIRE

BBC News - 07 July 2002 - Thirty-three miners have died in a fire at a mine in the eastern Donetsk region in Ukraine. Further information can be obtained from the new article.

LAW FOR MINING OPERATIONS TO BE REVIEWED

AllAfrica.com - 05 July 2002 - Government would soon submit to Parliament for approval revised legal and fiscal regimes to govern mining operations in the country to promote international competitiveness, Mr Kwadjo Adjei-Darko, Minister of Mines said on Wednesday. Further information can be obtained from the new article.

ONE MINER KILLED, TWO INJURED IN GOLD FIELDS MINE

MiningNews.net - 05 July 2002 - One worker has been killed and two others injured after an underground tremor shook Gold Fields' Driefontein gold mine, in South Africa's North West province. Further information can be obtained from the new article.

FRESH MINE DISASTERS HIT CHINA

BBC News - 04 July 2002 - More than 50 mine workers are feared dead in China, after two more accidents in the country's beleaguered mine industry, officials have reported. Further information can be obtained from the new article.

FEATURE - PLIGHT OF PERU TOWN DIM AFTER MINE'S MERCURY SPILL

Planet Ark - 03 July 2002 - Consuelo Chuquitucto stares blankly at the courtyard of her home where plastic tarpaulins are strung up as walls, but sees nothing. Further information can be obtained from the new article.

MINE BLAST DEATH TOLL SHOOTS UP TO 36

China Daily - 02 July 2002 - The death toll in the gold mine explosion in North China's Shanxi Province has risen to 36, authorities said yesterday. Further information can be obtained from the new article.

MINE'S MERCURY SPILL LEAVES DIM LEGACY IN PERUVIAN TOWN

Environmental News Network (ENN) - 02 July 2002 - Consuelo Chuquitucto stares blankly at the courtyard of her home where donkeys bray and plastic sheeting is strung up as walls — but sees nothing. Further information can be obtained from the new article.