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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN ACTION
Sustainable development in Action - Protecting and Managing
the Natural Resource Base of Economic and Social Development
- Minerals
and Mining Subsection at World
Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD)
site.
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MINING FATALITIES DOWN IN 2000-01
MiningNews.net - 30 September 2002 - The latest safety
statistics for the mining industry show improvements in 2000-01
over the previous year but little evidence of a sustained improvement
trend over the decade, according to the Minerals Council of
Australia. Further information can be obtained from the new
article.
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AUSTRALIA FINDS NO SIGN OF URANIUM RISK AT
RIO MINE
Planet Ark - 30 September 2002 - Australia said a government
report had found no evidence that Energy Resources of Australia
Ltd had breached environmental requirements for containing oil
spills at a uranium mine near World Heritage-listed parkland
six years ago. Further information can be obtained from the
new
article.
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MINE SAFETY: BETTER ENFORCEMENT NEEDED
EnviroLink Service - 25 September 2002 - The worst mining
disaster since 1970 almost happened last week. Twenty-eight
miners were working in an underground mine when a fire broke
out. Further information can be obtained from the new
article.
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DME TO HOST MINING WEEK SHOW
AllAfrica.com - 22 September 2002 - The Department of
Minerals and Energy (DME), the Mining Industry and Labour (Tripartite)
will host a Mining Week Show from 30 September to 4 October
at Nasrec in Johannesburg. Further information can be obtained
from the new
article.
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COAL MINES FUEL POLLUTION CRISIS IN PENNSYLVANIA
Philadelphia Inquirer - 22 September 2002 - Abandoned
coal mines have leaked pollutants into more than 3,100 miles
of Pennsylvania rivers, and state officials and environmentalists
say the problem could get worse. Further information can be
obtained from the new
article.
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KIVALINA, ALASKA, RESIDENTS SUE OPERATORS
OF NEARBY MINE FOR POLLUTION
EnviroLink Service - 22 September 2002 - Residents of
Kivalina filed a federal lawsuit in Anchorage on Thursday against
Teck Cominco Alaska, operator of the Red Dog mine near Kotzebue.
Further information can be obtained from the new
article.
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GREEN FACE OF WA RESOURCES INDUSTRY RECOGNISED
MiningNew.net - 20 September 2002 - Aloca World Alumina,
LionOre Nickel and the Esperance Port Authority have taken out
this year's Golden Gecko environmental awards from a field of
15 nominees from Western Australia's resources industry. Further
information can be obtained from the new
article.
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AWARDS HONOR SUCCESSFUL MINE RECLAMATION
Lycos News (ENS) - 20 September 2002 - The Interior
Department has issued special awards for what it calls the three
most outstanding examples of coal mine reclamation since the
Surface Mining Law was enacted in 1977. Further information
can be obtained from the new
article.
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INTERIOR ANNOUNCES BEST RECLAIMED COAL MINE
SITES IN PAST 25 YEARS
EnviroLink Service - 19 September 2002 - Secretary of
the Interior Gale Norton today announced special awards for
the three most outstanding examples of coal mine reclamation
since the Surface Mining Law was enacted in 1977. Further information
can be obtained from the new
article.
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SEARCH CONTINUES FOR MT KEITH TRUCK DRIVER
MiningNews.net - 16 September 2002 - Police divers have
been unable to find a truck driver missing at WMC's Mt Keith
nickel mine since his vehicle plunged into water in the bottom
of the pit on Friday, but the search is set to continue using
other methods including underground cameras and high-powered
telescopes. Further information can be obtained from the new
article.
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EXPERTS: GLOBAL TREATY TO LIMIT MERCURY NEEDED
Lycos News (ENS) - 13 September 2002 - World governments
should launch talks for a legally binding treaty to limit mercury
damage to human and ecosystem health, an international group
of 150 scientists advised today. Further information can be
obtained from the new
article.
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EPA PLAN FOR BASIN UNVEILED
The SpokesmanReview.com - 13 September 2002 - The U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency released an ambitious 30-year
plan on Thursday to clean up a century of mining pollution from
Mullan to Spokane. Further information can be obtained from
the new
article.
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OVERVIEW OF BEST PRACTICE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
IN MINING IS AVAILABLE
Environment Australia - 10 September 2002 - Two new
products have recently been added to the Sustainable Minerals
Program website (http://www.ea.gov.au/industry/sustainable/mining/),
an
updated Overview of the BPEM booklet and 9 booklets that have
been translated into Spanish. To view the Overview booklet,
click here.
To view the Spanish booklets, click here.
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ONE MINER DEAD AFTER ROCKFALL AT GOLD FIELDS
MINE
MiningNews.net - 10 September 2002 - An underground
earth tremor that triggered a rockfall at Gold Fields' Driefontein
mine in South Africa has killed one miner and left another slightly
injured, while a third escaped. Further information can be obtained
from the new
article.
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CHEMICAL EXPERTS TO EXPLORE NEED FOR GLOBAL
ACTION ON MERCURY
UNEP - 09 September 2002 - One-hundred-and-fifty
experts meeting in Geneva from 9 to 13 September under the auspices
of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) will consider
the environmental and health impacts resulting from mercury.
Further information can be obtained from the new
article.
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US EPA SEEKS TO BOOST RECYCLING
Lycos News (ENS) - 09 September 2002 - The Bush administration
today launched a new campaign to help boost recycling of materials
ranging from metals to plastics to paper. Further information
can be obtained from the new
article.
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URANIUM MINE IN AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL PARK
DEAD
Lycos News (ENS) - 06 September 2002 - Aboriginal people
and environmentalists are challenging mining giant Rio Tinto
to abandon a proposed uranium mine in the heart of an Australian
national park, after aborigines have made it clear that they
oppose the project. Further information can be obtained from
the new
article.
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GRINTEK DEVELOPS SYSTEM THAT TRACKS MINERS
UNDERGROUND
AllAfrica.com - 06 September 2002 - Technology group
Grintek is marketing a system to help mine managers accurately
and immediately identify the number of workers who are at risk
from an underground accident. Further information can be obtained
from the new
article.
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RIO ASKED TO CLEAN UP URANIUM MINE WORK
Planet Ark - 06 September 2002 - Environmentalists and
Aboriginal leaders called on mining giant Rio Tinto Plc/Ltd
yesterday to start rehabilitation work on a uranium deposit
bordering World Heritage-listed parkland in Australia's far
north. Further information can be obtained from the new
article.
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SUMMITSCAN
Lycos News (ENS) - 05 September 2002 - The World Summit
on Sustainable Development opened in Johannesburg, South Africa
on August 26 and closed on September 4. More than 100 heads
of State and Government, plus an estimated 65,000 national delegates
and leaders from non-governmental organizations, businesses
and other major groups have gathered to focus the world's attention
and direct action toward improving people's lives and conserving
natural resources. ENS highlights the official summit and the
many parallel events in a special series of reports today. Further
information can be obtained from the new
article.
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HOUSE MAY APPROVE NEW MINING POLICY FOR PROTECTED
FORESTS, JAKARTA
EnviroLink Service - 05 September 2002 - The House of
Representatives may approve the government's plan to allow mining
companies to operate in protected forests, according to legislators.
Further information can be obtained from the new
article.
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FACTBOX - KEY POINTS AGREED AT EARTH SUMMIT
TALKS
Planet Ark - 05 September 2002 - Nearly 200 countries
agreed in principle yesterday on a sweeping U.N. plan to cut
poverty while saving the environment that should be formally
approved by their governments later in the day. Further information
can be obtained from the new
article.
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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IS GOOD BUSINESS
PRACTICE
AllAfrica.com - 04 September 2002 - As the World Summit
for Sustainable Development draws to a close in Johannesburg,
the issue of sustainable development is again top of the agenda;
not only here in South Africa, but all over the world. Further
information can be obtained from the new
article.
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CHINA COAL MINE BLAST KILLS 33
MiningNews.net - 04 September 2002 - A
gas explosion at a coal mine in central China's Hunan province
has killed 33 miners with another six missing, the Xinhua news
service reported. Further information can be obtained from the
new
article.
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UKRAINE TIGHTENS SAFETY REGULATIONS AT DANGEROUS
COAL MINES
EnviroLink Service - 04 September 2002 - Ukraine's labour
safety department has tightened safety regulations at the coal
mines where coal is extracted from steep and dangerous coal
beds prone to coal, rock and gas ejections. Further information
can be obtained from the new
article.
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BEIJING ENERGY REFORMS SPURRING ALUMINIUM
OUTPUT
Planet Ark - 04 September 2002 - The explosive growth
in China's aluminium output may accelerate in coming years as
government reforms yield cheaper electricity and as coal producers
seek downstream activities, traders and industry officials say.
Further information can be obtained from the new
article.
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CENTURY TAKES OUT TOP HEALTH AND SAFETY AWARD
MiningNews.net - 03 September 2002 - Pasminco's Century
mine in Queensland has been awarded the Australian minerals
industry's highest accolade for safety and health excellence,
the 2002 MINEX Award. Further information can be obtained from
the new
article.
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COUNTRIES TO DISCUSS SUSTAINABLE MINING
Natural Resources Canada - 03 September 2002 - The Government
of Canada, in partnership with South Africa, today announced
a Global Dialogue on sustainable development in the minerals
and metals sector as follow-up to the World Summit on Sustainable
Development (WSSD). Further information can be obtained from
the new
article.
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CATALOGUE OF SOCIAL PRACTICES IN THE CANADIAN
MINERALS AND METALS INDUSTRY WEBSITE LAUNCHED
Natural Resources Canada - 03 September 2002 - Today,
the Government of Canada launched a new Web site - http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/mms/sociprac
- that catalogues social practices in the Canadian minerals
and metals industry. The Web site will contribute to the understanding
and implementation of the social dimension of sustainable development.
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BUSINESS GROUP PUSHES GREEN GUIDELINES AT
SUMMIT
Planet Ark - 02 September 2002 - A group that includes
some of the world's biggest businesses proposed a set of guidelines
on the weekend to improve corporate responsibility on social
and environmental issues. Further information can be obtained
from the new
article.
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MINER KILLED IN UKRAINE EXPLOSION
EnviroLink Service - 02 September 2002 - One miner was
killed and two remained buried under rubble almost 24 hours
after a mixture of coal and methane gas exploded in a Ukrainian
mine, emergency officials said Monday. Further information can
be obtained from the new
article.
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GLOBAL MINING REPORT BREAKS NEW GROUND
AllAfrica.com - 02 September 2002 - The global mining
industry launched its Report on Mining, Minerals and Sustainable
Development, Breaking New Ground, in what was heralded as new
era of dialogue between business and those affected by mining
developments worldwide. Further information can be obtained
from the new
article.
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MINING INDUSTRY, GREENS FORGE PARTNERSHIP
AllAfrica.com - 01 September 2002 - The International
Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM), the global voice of the
industry, and IUCN, The World Conservation Union, today launch
a partnership to work together on mining and biodiversity. Further
information can be obtained from the new
article.
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