NEWS ARCHIVE

CME WELCOMES SAFETY REPORT

MiningNews.net - 27 February 2003 - A recent safety survey by the Mines Occupational Safety and Health Advisory Board has indicated that 43.6% of Western Australian mining employees take shortcuts to meet production demands. Further information can be obtained from the new article.

DRAINAGE HEADS OFF ECO-DISASTER

BBC News - 26 February 2003 - An acidic underground lake in a former copper mine is to be drained to avert a potential environmental disaster. Further information can be obtained from the new article.

GHANA, SOUTH AFRICA SIGN MOU

AllAfrica.com - 26 February 2003 - Ghana and South Africa have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that would allow the two countries to exchange information on mining technologies, including scientific data in the field. Further information can be obtained from the new article.

TRAPPER MINE WINS AWARD FOR COAL MINE RECLAMATION

EnviroLink Services - 22 February 2003 - The Trapper Mine, a surface coal-mining operation near Craig, CO, is one of the three best examples of mined-land reclamation in the 25-year history of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA). Further information can be obtained from the new article.

NEW OWNER MOVES TO FREE LEAD MINE OF CHEMICAL THREAT

AllAfrica.com - 21 February 2003 - The Namib Lead Mine outside Swakopmund is being cleared of all the dangerous chemicals left behind four years after the mine was abandoned by its owners. Further information can be obtained from the new article.

GHANA OPENS FORESTS TO MINERS

BBC News - 20 February 2003 - Ghana - Africa's second biggest gold producer - is to grant mining licences in its protected forest reserves to attract new foreign investment. Further information can be obtained from the new article.

CHINA MINE EXPLOSION KILLS 11

MiningNews.net - 18 February 2003 - Eleven coal miners were killed in a gas explosion at the weekend in China's northwest Shaanxi province, state media reported. Further information can be obtained from the new article.

MINING WASTE TIP FACES REMOVAL

BBC News - 18 February 2003 - One of Wales' last remaining coal tips could be removed, changing the skyline of Wrexham forever. Further information can be obtained from the new article.

ENVIRONMENT MINISTERS CALL FOR ACTION ON MERCURY

Lycos News (ENS) - 10 February 2003 - The delegates attending last week's international meeting on environmental governance agreed to crack down on sources of mercury emissions around the globe. Further information can be obtained from the new article.

GLOBAL WARMING MAY WORSEN MERCURY POLLUTION - UN

Planet Ark - 04 February 2003 - Mercury pollution must be tackled before global warming exacerbates its noxious effects, the United Nations warned yesterday it its first report into the worldwide dangers posed by the heavy metal. Further information can be obtained from the new article.

FIRE HALTS PRODUCTION AT ERPM SHAFT

MiningNews.net - 04 February 2003 - An underground fire has stopped production at one of the shafts at South Africa's troubled ERPM gold mine where security guards shot dead two striking workers last year. Further information can be obtained from the new article.

APPEALS COURT UPHOLDS MOUNTAINTOP REMOVAL MINING

Lycos News (ENS) - 03 February 2003 - A federal appeals court has overturned a lower court ruling that would have barred most new permits for mountaintop mining in the Appalachian mountains. Further information can be obtained from the new article.

UNEP - 03 February 2003 - Mercury poisoning of the planet could be significantly reduced by curbing pollution from power stations, a new report released by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) suggests. Further information can be obtained from the news release.

STATES AGREE "RIGHT-TO-KNOW" DEAL ON TOXIC WASTE

Planet Ark - 03 February 2003 - Over 30 European, Central Asian and North American countries have agreed a pact extending the public's right to know about chemical waste and toxic pollutants in their neighbourhoods, the United Nations said. Further information can be obtained from the new article.

MINE SAFETY: MORE OVERSIGHT NEEDED

EnviroLink Services - 02 February 2003 - The United Mine Workers released a report blaming lax federal enforcement for events that led to the worst U.S. mine disaster in nearly 20 years - an Alabama explosion that killed 13 miners. Further information can be obtained from the new article.