20 years on, Westray mine disaster remembered Nearly 20 years ago to the day, a coal mine in Nova Scotia, Canada exploded, killing all 26 miners working underground. MINING.COM Staff Writer | May 7, 2012 | 7:19 pm
China wants to take over the world’s largest undeveloped iron ore project A private group of Chinese magnates is planning to take away Guinea’s Simandou, the world's largest undeveloped iron ore project, from Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto. MINING.COM Staff Writer | May 7, 2012 | 4:04 pm