Report: Half of gold miners in Africa could be children
Many children and teenagers skip school to work at the gold mines where they can earn $14 during a six-day week workweek.
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Areva mothballs Namibia uranium mine
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Victoria doubts Enbridge takes B.C. concerns “seriously”
Enbridge and Northern Gateway representatives are not taking B.C. concerns seriously, B.C. Environment Minister Terry Lake said Wednesday.
Australian miners fire locals and import foreigners
While big miners such as BHP (NYSE:BHP), Xstrata (LON:XTA) and Vale (NYSE:VALE) continue to slash jobs across its operations in Australia, some companies are hiring more foreign workers to carry out their resources projects.
Vale kicks off copper production at Zambia mine
Brazil's Vale (NYSE:VALE) announced it has started producing copper concentrate at its Lubambe mine in Zambia.
15% of Queensland’s mining jobs to disappear in two years
Analysts say more coal jobs will be axed in the Australian tropical state of Queensland as the beleaguered resources sector continues to weather a barrage of adverse factors.
Massive shorts to squeeze then propel precious metals: Turk
Investment expert James Turk says a massive short squeeze on gold and silver is approaching which will serve to push prices for both the precious metals higher due to panic buying.
