China to shut 6,000 non-coal mines by 2020 to improve safety
China will shut 6,000 non-coal mines in an effort to reduce mining accidents and deaths by 2020, the State Administration of Work Safety said in a five-year plan.
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Guatemalan court backs Tahoe’s Escobal mine suspension
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Copper price rally is only gathering momentum
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Indian miners risk death for granite tiles and kitchens, report says
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OZ Minerals to build $700 mln copper mine in Australia
OZ would begin construction of its Carrapateena copper mine in Australia, the country's largest undeveloped copper project, which it estimated would cost A$916 million ($724 million).
