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An underground gas explosion at the Xingyun Colliery in China has killed at least ten mine workers.   According to reports from state-run Xinhua news agency, the explosion occurred at the mine in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province and the...

BHP Billiton has proposed to name its demerged company as South32, which will hold its non-core assets worth about $15bn.   The company plans to bring its aluminium, nickel, silver and coal divisions into a separate entity to improve...

Nigeria is bound to lose an approximate amount of US$ 25bn in the coming one year if they fail to recover from slumping oil prices.   With the oil per barrel price standing at US$ 68.53 currently against...

GW4 Alliance has initiated a new research project that uses algae to harvest precious heavy metals and produce biofuel while cleaning up water at a Cornish tin mine. GW4 consists of South West and Wales' research-intensive universities, Bath,...

New South Wales Environment Protection Authority (EPA) is investigating the state-owned Cobbora Holding Company (CHC) over improper asbestos storage at four sites in the state's central-west area.   Following the demolition of houses on land near Dunedoo owned by...

Sonangol, the state-owned oil company has finally managed to transport petrol and diesel oil to the eastern provinces of the country by rail, as an alternative route to transporting the commodities. The fuel has now successfully reached the...

Mining company Rio Tinto and the University of Sydney have announced a five-year extension to their autonomous mining research partnership.   The two groups have been operating the Rio Tinto Centre for Mine Automation (RTCMA) based at the University's...