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At least 90 dead after gas explosion at coal mine in China
5+ hour, 25+ min ago (62+ words) KHOU At least 90 dead after gas explosion at coal mine in China To stream KHOU 11 on your phone, you need the KHOU 11 app. Download the KHOU 11 app Next up in 5 Example video title will go here for this video Before…...
Massive 11, 000-carat ruby discovered by miners in Myanmar
1+ week, 6+ day ago (202+ words) WASHINGTON " Miners in Myanmar have unearthed a massive 11, 000-carat ruby." According to Global New Light of Myanmar, a state-run media outlet, the ruby was discovered in mid-April. It was presented to Myanmar officials and was analyzed before the country's president…...
Japan retrieves rare earth-rich mud from seabed to lower reliance on China
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (439+ words) The deep-sea drilling vessel Chikyu's successful gathered the sediment at a depth of nearly 6, 000 kilometers near the island of Minamitorishima, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said in a statement on X. The test retrieval of the rare earths from that depth is…...
A London judge has found global mining giant BHP Group liable in Brazil's worst environmental disaster
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (99+ words) LONDON (AP) " A London judge has found global mining giant BHP Group liable in Brazil's worst. .. A London judge has found global mining giant BHP Group liable in Brazil's worst environmental disaster To stream KHOU 11 on your phone, you need…...
Trump moves toward deal to give US an equity stake in company developing Nevada lithium mine
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (558+ words) WASHINGTON D. C. , DC " The White House is moving forward with a deal that would allow the U. S. government to take a small equity stake in a Canadian company that is developing one of the world's'largest lithium mines in northern Nevada, an official…...
Trump administration reverses planned closures of 3 dozen US mine safety offices
11+ mon, 3+ week ago (514+ words) CHARLESTON, W. Va. " The Trump administration is dropping plans to terminate leases for 34 offices in the Mine Safety and Health Administration, the agency responsible for enforcing mine safety laws, the Department of Labor said Thursday. Earlier this year, the Department of…...