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(Newser) - Two people were killed today in the latest attack near a US-owned gold mine in Indonesia's Papua province, the AP reports. At least 12 people have been killed or wounded in ambushes near the mine in recent weeks. Authorities blame separatist rebels, who have been waging an insurgency in the... More »

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Indonesia • mine • Freeport McMoRan • gold mine • Papua • indigenous peoples • West Papua

De Beers to Halt Work
at Diamond Mines

Firm last suspended production during the Great Depression

Feb 24, 09 2:19 PM CST
(Newser) - De Beers has temporarily shut down its diamond mines in Botswana due to low demand for the precious stones, the Telegraph reports. The firm’s Botswana mines account for half of De Beers’ output, and about a fifth of diamond production worldwide. De Beers was not able to sell a... More »

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Africa • diamond • sales • mine • De Beers • Botswana • gems

Toll Hits 74 in China
Mine Explosion

114 hospitalized, 65 still trapped after northern blast

Feb 22, 09 8:04 AM CST
(Newser) - The death toll from a Chinese mine explosion early this morning has hit 74, with 114 hospitalized, CNN reports. Six are in critical condition, while 65 miners remained trapped with rescue efforts underway, Xinhua notes. When the blast occurred, miners felt choked, said one from his hospital bed. They weren't... More »

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China • explosion • death toll • mine • mine disasters

 Secret to Dark Matter 
 May Be Underground 

Scientists mine earth for substance that makes up 95% of universe

Nov 11, 08 2:43 PM CST
(Newser) - Minerals aren’t the only prize in a mine—scientists travel underground to search for elusive dark matter, the invisible substance that may make up 95% of the universe’s mass, the Wall Street Journal reports. Delicate equipment seeks to detect the stuff in the form of particles known as... More »

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physics • universe • dark matter • mine

Last South African Miners Freed

Minister vows to 'tighten up' mine safety laws, shuts down mine for 6 weeks

Oct 4, 07 7:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - The last of more than 3,200 workers were lifted from a South African mine today after more than a day underground, BBC reports. "It was terrible," said one miner. "There was not enough air and they tried putting in more and ventilating the areas where we... More »

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South Africa • mine • mine collapse • Harmony Gold Mining

Rescuers Start Hauling Up Trapped Miners

All 3,200 expected to come up safely after accident in South Africa

Oct 3, 07 11:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - Rescuers have begun evacuating 3,200 gold miners trapped more than a mile underground in a South African gold mine. By early today, 450 had been pulled to safety, Reuters said. No injuries have been reported. Union leaders accused the mine owner of negligence and said the accident was caused... More »

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South Africa • mine • miners

3,000 Mine Workers Trapped

Men under 1.4-mile shaft may be
losing air, union spokesman fears

Oct 3, 07 4:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - More than 3,000 mine workers are trapped in South Africa after a broken water pipe collapsed a key shaft, MSNBC reports. Managers at Harmony Gold Mining, the world's third-largest gold producer, reported no injuries and promised to rescue the men within 24 hours. A spokeswoman said the pipe broke... More »

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South Africa • mine • mine safety

Utah Mine Search Suspended

'We've done all we can do,' expert says after camera fails

Sep 1, 07 3:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - "We've exhausted the options that we know about." That's how mine experts put it to an attorney for the trapped Utah miners' families yesterday, CNN reports.  A camera lowered through a borehole into the collapsed mine at the Candall Canyon site yesterday failed to produce useful information... More »

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camera • mine • miners • Crandall Canyon

Rain Foils Mine Camera Drop

But device should work in normal conditions

Aug 28, 07 12:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - An 8-inch robotic camera’s descent down a 1,415-foot borehole in the collapsed Crandall Canyon Mine was cut short yesterday by several hours of steady rain, the Salt Lake Tribune reports. The weather blocked positioning of equipment needed to drop the camera, as well as preparations for a seventh... More »

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camera • Utah • mine • rescue • Crandall Canyon • mine collapse

6th Hole Shows No Signs of Life

Aug 25, 07 9:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - The last hole drilled into the collapsed Utah mine where six men are trapped yielded no hopeful sign today; the space it reached was too small to support the men, a lawyer for some of the families told the press. "The only thing they told us is there is... More »

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Utah • collapse • mine • miners • Crandall Canyon • mine collapse • disaster

Rescue Workers Will Bore One
Last Hole

Company decides
to close mine permanently

Aug 23, 07 3:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - Workers will bore a final hole in a bid to locate six miners lost in a Utah mine, but if that fails, the operation will be halted and the mine closed as a kind of memorial tomb, the owner said yesterday. "We're not going to risk more live people... More »

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Utah • mine • miners • rescue • Crandall Canyon • Bob Murray • mine collapse

Owners Mull Reopening Mine

With fate of missing miners still uncertain, economic issues surface

Aug 22, 07 12:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - Days after three more deaths ended efforts to rescue trapped miners, Crandall Canyon’s operators are talking about reopening the Utah mine—to mixed reaction from families and townspeople, according to the Times. Some wonder how the area is safe for mining but not for continuing recovery operations; others point... More »

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safety • Utah • mine • rescue • Crandall Canyon • mine collapse

Families, Critics Question Safety of Utah Mine

Mourner assails company owner at rescue worker's funeral

Aug 21, 07 9:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - A friend of a missing miner insulted the mining company CEO at a funeral yesterday as critics around the country pointed fingers. They say a safety organization has gone too easy on Bob Murray, letting him engage in dangerous “retreat mining” even though his mines are prone to “... More »

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safety • Utah • mine • miners • Bob Murray • mine collapse • Crandall Canyon Mine

Mine Owner: They're Probably Dead

Miners' bodies may never be recovered

Aug 21, 07 7:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - The trapped Utah miners are most likely dead, and their bodies may never be recovered, mine owner Robert Murray acknowledged to bereaved family members last night. Following the death of three rescuers—and a report from mining experts concluding that further attempts would be an unacceptable risk—underground rescue efforts... More »

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mine • miners • rescue • Crandall Canyon • Bob Murray • mine collapse

Mine Rescue Effort Called Off

Aug 17, 07 8:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - The search for the six men trapped in a collapsed Utah mine for the last 12 days has been halted indefinitely after a seismic "bump" at 6:39 PM yesterday caused a second cave-in, killing three rescuers, injuring six, and highlighting that the Crandall Canyon mine remains fraught with... More »

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Utah • collapse • mine • miners • Crandall Canyon • Bob Murray • Jon Huntsman

3 Rescue Workers Killed in Mine

Community reels as seismic jolt triggers new accident

Aug 17, 07 12:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - Three men have died and six were injured in another collapse at a Utah mine where the team was working to save six trapped miners, reports the New York Times. "It's a devastating blow to what was already a tragic situation," said the local mayor. The accident yesterday... More »

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Utah • accident • collapse • mine • rescue • Crandall Canyon • Bob Murray

9 Injured in 2nd Mine Collapse

Aug 16, 07 9:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - At least nine rescuers at the Utah mine where six miners were trapped last week are injured after seismic activity may have caused another cave-in, CNN reports. Six or more ambulances and two helicopters rushed to the Crandall Canyon mine tonight to transport the wounded rescuers to the hospital. More »

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Utah • collapse • mine • miners • Crandall Canyon • Bob Murray • mine collapse • Castleview Hospital

New Images Offer Hope at Mine

After sounds, emergency camera detects space of fresh air

Aug 16, 07 5:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hours after rescuers in Utah detected noise from the collapsed mine, images from a videocamera lowered into the disaster site offered a glimmer of hope, the AP reports. Although the camera did not pick up the miners, it did film a ventilation curtain used to ensure workers have access to... More »

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Utah • air • collapse • mine • miners • rescue • Bob Murray

Rescuers Hear 'Noise' in Mine

Crews start drilling toward unknown sound

Aug 15, 07 10:46 PM CDT
(Newser) - Rescuers digging for men who have been trapped underground for 10 days heard noise inside the mine today, prompting crews to drill a fourth hole in the sound's direction. They described hearing 5 minutes of “noise” through seismic geophones, ignighting some hope in an otherwise-discouraging rescue effort. "There's... More »

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Utah • mine • miners • rescue • Crandall Canyon • Bob Murray • digging • mine collapse • noise

Mine Collapse Survivor Didn't Hear the Cave-In

Found out via text message

Aug 13, 07 10:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - One of the four miners who escaped the Crandall Canyon collapse that trapped six men told the AP he didn't hear or feel the cave-in as it was occurring. Tim Curtis, who was near the mine's entrance at the time, heard of the collapse via text message on an personal... More »

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collapse • mine • miners • coal mine • rescue • Crandall Canyon • Tim Curtis • text message

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