Tag: Mine

Yemeni army chief-of-staff injured in mine blast

ADEN: The chief of staff of the Yemeni army has been injured by a landmine that went off while he was visiting the northern...

FC man killed in Sibi landmine blast

One Frontier Corps (FC) soldier was killed and another sustained serious wounds in Sibi district of Balochistan in a land mine blast on Monday. Khan...

Hangu coal mine explosion kills seven, injures 50

A coal mine explosion in Hangu, Orakzai Agency killed at least seven and seriously injured 50 others on Monday, a private TV channel reported. The...

Afghanistan mine kills 10 girls in Nangarhar

At least 10 young girls have been killed and two others injured in a landmine explosion in eastern Afghanistan, officials say. The girls were collecting...

S. Africa opens probe into deadly mine violence

South Africa opened an inquiry on Monday into the police killing of at least 34 miners during a day of violence in August, hoping...

Hundreds protest against Myanmar mine

Hundreds of Myanmar villagers protesting a Chinese co-owned copper mine vowed to continue their fight against the project despite arrests of demonstrators and...

More than 30 dead in clashes at S.African mine: police

More than 30 people died in clashes between police and workers on a wildcat strike at a South African platinum mine, a minister said...

Fool’s gold? Pakistan mine rift exposes investor risk

Pakistan’s Reko Diq, an untapped copper and gold mine of fabulous potential, was meant to be the biggest foreign investment in the country’s mining...

12 killed in mine accident

Twelve miners were killed when a phosphate mine in Kalidhar area caved in, here on Wednesday. According to police, the miners entered the mine on...

4 labourers killed in Lower Orakzai mine explosion

At least four miners were killed and six others injured in an explosion that took place in the Doli area of Lower Orakzai Agency,...

Afghan coal mine explosion kills 11

An explosion at a coal mine in northern Afghanistan has killed 11 people, an official said Saturday. The miners, who were all working at...

India wins rights to biggest Afghan iron mine

A consortium of Indian companies has won the rights to develop Afghanistan's largest iron ore deposits, a mining ministry official said Tuesday, underscoring growing...

Death toll in China mine blast rises to 34

The death toll from a blast at a coal mine in China has risen to 34, an official said Sunday, as rescuers continue to...

Death toll in China mine blast rises to 34

The death toll from a blast at a coal mine in China has risen to 34, an official said Sunday, as rescuers continue to...

Latest China mine disaster kills 4, traps 50

An accident at a colliery in central China has killed four miners and trapped 50, state media said on Friday, in the latest disaster...

29 killed China coal mine blast

A gas explosion at a coal mine operating without a proper licence has killed 29 miners in central China, state media said Sunday, the...

Thirteen dead in China coal mine blast

Thirteen people have been killed in a coal mine gas explosion in China’s central Chongqing region, the official news agency Xinhua said Wednesday. Nine miners...