Three men were killed Monday while working in an illegal mine in the northwestern Colombian province of Antioquia, according to a statement from the government's Ingeominas mining oversight institute.
At least 30 miners were trapped by an explosion in a coal mine in northeastern Colombia, the mayor of the town of Sardinata said Wednesday, Jan. 25, according to a report from Fox Chicago News.
The mining sector is no stranger to disasters and accidents. In the United States between 50 and 100 miners lose their lives each year working to extract resources. Mining companies cannot control the nature of the crisis that may hit …
Orezone Gold Corporation (ORE:TSX) is pleased to announce that it has completed the sale of its Sega Gold Project ("Sega") in Burkina Faso to Cluff Gold plc (Cluff) for total consideration of approximately US$26.5M.