Workers at the world’s largest copper mine have agreed to a deal to end a two-week-old strike that stoked fears about global supplies. The workers at Chile’s Escondida approved the agreement with mine owner BHP Billiton Friday, agreeing to take much less in production bonuses than they originally demanded. A union representative said almost 66 […]
Chilean Miners Strike Deal; Copper Production to Resume
Posted August 5th, 2011 at 2:45 pm (UTC-5)
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Chinese Mine Owner Hid Fatal Accident For 13 Days
Posted August 1st, 2011 at 1:55 am (UTC-5)
Chinese state media say a local work safety official has been fired and others are under investigation after the operator of a coal mine covered up a fatal accident for almost two weeks. The official Xinhua news agency said Monday that six miners died in the accident, which came to light only when a provincial […]
Ukraine Mourns 37 Miners Killed in Friday’s Twin Disasters
Posted July 31st, 2011 at 12:50 pm (UTC-5)
Ukraine is observing a day of mourning on Sunday for 37 miners killed in accidents at two coal pits in the country’s industrial east. Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich ordered state flags to be lowered to half mast, while relatives held the first funerals for the victims of Friday’s twin disasters, the country’s deadliest since 2007. […]
Strike Hits 2nd Chilean Copper Mine
Posted July 30th, 2011 at 1:40 pm (UTC-5)
Workers at one of the world’s top copper mines have gone on strike, raising new concerns about global copper supplies. Miners at Chile’s Collahuasi mine walked off the job Saturday, complaining repeated demands over pay and working conditions have not been met. The Collahuasi mine produces about 3 percent of the world’s copper and the […]
Ukraine Mine Blast Death Toll Reaches 18
Posted July 30th, 2011 at 5:05 am (UTC-5)
) Ukraine’s Emergencies Ministry says the death total has reached 18 from Friday’s explosion at a mine in the country’s east. President Viktor Yanukovych flew to the mine in Luhansk region to meet with families late Friday. Mr. Yanukovych has called for a government commission to investigate the blast that initially killed 16, injured three […]
16 Killed in Ukraine Mine Blast
Posted July 29th, 2011 at 4:00 am (UTC-5)
Ukraine’s emergencies ministry says 16 miners have been killed in an explosion at a mine in the country’s east. The ministry said three other miners were injured in the blast early Friday morning and hospitalized, while nine were missing. The explosion occurred at a mine in the Luhansk region. News reports quote regional officials as […]
16 Killed in Ukraine Mine Blast
Posted July 29th, 2011 at 1:00 am (UTC-5)
Ukraine’s emergencies ministry says 16 miners have been killed in an explosion at a mine in the country’s east. The ministry said two other miners were injured in Friday’s blast and hospitalized, while 10 remained missing. The explosion occurred at a mine in the Lugansk region. Ukraine’s coal mines are among the world’s most dangerous […]
Expert Says New Zealand Mine Disaster Was Predicted
Posted July 14th, 2011 at 1:55 am (UTC-5)
An expert witness told an inquiry into New Zealand’s deadliest mining accident in a century that he had warned the mine’s operators they were inviting disaster. Harry Bell, a former chief inspector of the nation’s coal mines, testified Thursday that the Pike River mine where 29 men died in November had only one entrance and […]
Chile Strike Halts World’s Largest Copper Producer
Posted July 11th, 2011 at 2:45 pm (UTC-5)
Unionized workers at Chile’s Codelco, the world’s largest copper producer, have begun a 24-hour strike in a dispute with the government over the future of the company. The workers walked off the job Monday over modernization plans that union officials say will lead to huge job losses and possible privatization of some of the company’s […]
Workers Strike at Chile Copper Mine
Posted July 11th, 2011 at 10:55 am (UTC-5)
Workers at Chile’s Codelco copper mine are holding a nationwide 24-hour strike to protest modernization plans that union leaders say could lead to the loss of hundreds of jobs. The work stoppage is the first in nearly 18 years at the state-owned mine. It involves workers at Codelco’s sites across the country, including at the […]
