World news about “Mining”, including breaking news and archival articles published by euronews.
Worst Chinese coalmine accident since December 2007 Rescue teams are still heading underground, but hopes are dimming in China that any more survivors from the Xingxing… 22/11/2009 - tags: Mining, China, Accident
Time running out for missing Chinese minersHopes are fading in China that any more survivors from the Xingxing mine accident will now be found. 87 workers… 22/11/2009 - tags: Mining, China, Accident
Norilsk profits slumpRussia’s Norilsk has announced sharply lower profits for the last six months, but the world’s largest miner of nickel… 19/10/2009 - tags: Mining, Russia
Rio goes for Gobi goldAustralia’s Rio Tinto is to go ahead with a multibillion euro plan to extract copper and gold from one of the world’s… 06/10/2009 - tags: Mining, Mongolia, Gold
20 feared dead in Slovak mine blastThe bodies of six miners have been recovered from a pit in central Slovakia, after an underground explosion which is… 11/08/2009 - tags: Mining, Accident, Slovakia
19 missing after Slovakia coal mine blastUnderground rescue teams are trying to make contact with 19 coal miners, missing after an explosion at a pit in… 10/08/2009 - tags: Mining, Accident, Slovakia
Rio Tinto’s iron ore output rises… coal mining business with … said the two mining giants could … 15/07/2009 - tags: Australia, Mining, United Kingdom
Xstrata woos Anglo AmericanShares in Anglo American have jumped after rival Xstrata asked for talks about a tie up. Xstrata said it would be… 22/06/2009 - tags: Markets, Mining
European markets get midweek bluesOil and banks weighed down the markets on Wednesday, which were all down across Europe, and things were not much better… 03/06/2009 - tags: Banking, Markets, Mining
Rio Tinto cutting costsInternational mining company Rio Tinto has announced it is going to lay off 14,000 people, cut its capital spending by… 10/12/2008 - tags: Mining, Corporate
BHP backs off hostile takeoverThe global mining giant BHP Billiton has turned its back on its 50-billion euro hostile takeover of Rio Tinto. … 25/11/2008 - tags: Mining, Corporate
