US coal mine employment down 20% but not among the biggest producers
The biggest US coal mines only show a 0.5% drop in employment overall.
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India’s Goa to auction 500,000 tonnes of iron ore online
There are still over 14 million tonnes lying at various jetties since September 2012.
Nanodiamond-embedded contact lenses the latest approach to treat glaucoma
As a side benefit, the use of diamonds makes contact lenses more durable.
Mining job cuts push Australian unemployment rate to 10-year high
For the first time in a decade, Australia's unemployment rate has hit 6%.
Twelve of dozens illegal miners trapped in a South African mine rescued and arrested
Others refuse to come out for fear of arrest.
Canadian potash miners trapped underground rescued unharmed
Miners just had to wait out the smoke in the mine and stay underground overnight.
Legendary Aussie prospector search for space junk turns to gold
Down Under’s richest living prospector Mark Creasy, just got US$167 million richer.
Duke Energy coal ash spill now subject to criminal probe
It was the third-largest coal ash spill in US history.
