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Rescuers race to free miners trapped in flooded mine in Mexico
World

Rescuers race to free miners trapped in flooded mine in Mexico

(CNN) – Ten miners have been trapped in a flooded coal mine in northern Mexico for over 24 hours, as…
Egypt mission uncovers headquarters of mining activity in Sinai during Middle Kingdom
Egypt

Egypt mission uncovers headquarters of mining activity in Sinai during Middle Kingdom

The Egyptian archaeological mission working in the Wadi al-Nasab area in South Sinai has discovered the remains of a building…
Bitcoin-mining power plant raises ire of environmentalists
Environment

Bitcoin-mining power plant raises ire of environmentalists

An obstacle to large-scale bitcoin mining is finding enough cheap energy to run the huge, power-gobbling computer arrays that create…
Afghanistan: Taliban to reap $1 trillion mineral wealth
Middle East

Afghanistan: Taliban to reap $1 trillion mineral wealth

The Taliban have been handed a huge financial and geopolitical edge in relations with the world’s biggest powers as the militant group seizes…
Miners seek gold under the desert sands after Egypt changes rules
Egypt

Miners seek gold under the desert sands after Egypt changes rules

Mining companies awarded blocks in Egypt’s Eastern Desert are set to start exploring for gold under a legislative overhaul that…
Egypt says gold deposit discovered in southeast
Egypt

Egypt says gold deposit discovered in southeast

CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources said on Tuesday a gold deposit with estimated resources of…
Naguib Sawiris eyes 51% of state-owned gold mining company
Business

Naguib Sawiris eyes 51% of state-owned gold mining company

Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris on Sunday announced his interest in acquiring 51 percent of the Shalateen Mineral Resources Company (SMRC).…
Plant a trillion trees: Republicans offer fossil-friendly climate fix
Environment

Plant a trillion trees: Republicans offer fossil-friendly climate fix

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican lawmakers on Wednesday will propose legislation setting a goal for the United States to plant a…
Egypt’s Sawiris eyes mining opportunities at home with new law
Business

Egypt’s Sawiris eyes mining opportunities at home with new law

CAIRO, Aug 26 (Reuters) – Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris said on Monday he intended to invest in gold and copper…
China steps up threat to deprive US of rare earths
World

China steps up threat to deprive US of rare earths

Chinese state media on Wednesday dangled the threat of cutting exports of rare earths to the United States as a…
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