Mercury pollution linked to illegal gold mining in Peru reaches lethal levels
This is the main conclusion of a new study of mercury contamination in fish and humans in the Peruvian jungle.
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Australia’s big miners add more driverless trucks
Companies want to reduce costs and protect profits against future price dips.
Quebec’s Bachelor Lake gold mine set to restart
The company targets annual output at 50,000 to 60,000 ounces.
Exxaro Resources ends coal miners’ strike in South Africa
South Africa's second-biggest coal miner supplies all of the country's coal-powered electricity plants.
Canadian mining investments in Latin America
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South African mining threatened by electricity shortage
Gold and platinum production could be stopped all together.
US mining sector faces looming worker shortage
National Academy of Engineering says better education, promotion and recruitment needed.