Chinese investment in coal-based steel mills still running hot
Steelmakers received approvals from provincial authorities to invest about $100 billion in new coal-based mills over the past two-and-a-half years.
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France’s Orano: uranium mining in Niger continues
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Sibanye suspends Kloof shaft operations after infrastructure damage
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Tennessee approves Piedmont Lithium plant construction as complex Carolina project slows
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Main sources of coal bursts identified
Coal bursts are triggered by a volatile and uncontrolled energy release from within an overstressed rock mass or coal seam.