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"Genius
is the Gold in the mine, Talent is the miner who work to bring it
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Maruirette Gardner-Countess of Blessington |
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COLUMN
MINE SAFETY and REGIONAL DISASTERS
The increasing frequency of Natural disasters as well as
the unprecedented intensities appear to call for a fresh look at the
co-existence of community and old as well as new mine sites with the
toxic waste from abandoned mines, tailings and mining waste generation
and storage.
Cyclone "NARGIS" hit Myanmar earlier and while the
impact is yet to be fully grasped, the "Picher tornado"
brings home an added dimension from toxic wastes.
This Tar Creek Superfund Site under the process of clean up and
relocation faced the reality with telling effect under
severe
weather. Responsible mining can no longer be local but has become
regional or even global.
CHINA-Sichuan
Province Earthquake
The frequency of natural disasters in mind-boggling. The
recent earthquake which struck Sichuan measured 7.8 in Richter's scale
and the magnitude of its impact is still emerging. The province boasts of
proven mineral wealth which includes vanadium, titanium, calcium,
mirabilite, fluorite, natural gas, sulfur and iron. A leader in the
world resource for titanium, it ranks world's third in vanadium
reserves.
Related:
Picher mining area
Severe weather safety
Severe weather
preparedness guide
Link to Effects of mining in Tar Creek
Superfund
Geology of Sichuan
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EXPLORATION
ONTARIO/CANADA -
Bamoos-Claw Lake-Four Dams Property
Marathon PGM Corporation take up
further
drilling with the intercepts and
ongoing drill results confirming the PGM and Au and copper
mineralization.
CHINA -
Ningxia Yanchi coal reserves
Ningxia
Geology and Environment Monitoring Department places the resources
at 200 million tonnes which could be the first large-scale coal
production facility in Ningxia. With an extent of 25 square kilometer,
the occurrence is estimated over 12 layers with a maximum thickness of
6.26 meters. One third of the deposit is expected to contain coking
coal.
NAMIBIA -
extending undersea mineral wealth
Bonaparte Diamond Mining ,
Australia's only marine diamond miner announces the potential to mine
marine phosphates as an extension of its diamond mining and continuing
exploration.. Marine diamond mining is established in Namibia and the
operations 40 kms off the coast is not expected to pose additional
environmental issues. The current practice is to backfill the mined
surface with all the dredged material except the final product and allow
the natural rebuild.
SOUTH AFRICA -
Mira prospect resource augmentation
The resources augmentation
program of
Kalahari Platinum Project involving drilling over a strike length of
400m has been encouraging and indicate continuous mineralization |
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POLICY
VENEZUELA -
Taking control of Cement Plants, iron and steel industry
The Energy Minister informs of the Government's Policy to
address the issue of tackling the prolonged housing shortage by taking
control of the cement plants currently operated by transnationals in the
Country. The Venezuelan government also announced
renationalizing Orinoco Iron and Steel (Sidor) enterprise while
respecting the rights of major stockholders. Sidor was earlier
privatized in 1997.
more on:
Sidor nationalization
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RESOURCES
Severe weather
preparedness guide
VIRTUAL SEISMIC
ATLAS
Technology brings
images from below
the Earth's surface
AUSTRALIA-CEMENT INDUSTRY
The Cement Industry Action Agenda
The Australian Cement
Industry focuses on increasing energy efficiency, reduction of
greenhouse gas emissions and resource utilization. The Agenda outlines
the Industry's action plan to meet future challenges while maintaining
social and environmental responsibilities.
PAKISTAN - CEMENT INDUSTRY FUTURES
The
cement industry is now looking up and calls for a review of the
structure, locations and the dynamic market forces.
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