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Adventure tourism under threat and environmentalists up in arms after government lifts coal mining ban in Canada's Eastern Rockies
A ban on coal mining in the eastern slopes of the Canadian Rocky Mountains, which has been in place for nearly 50 years has been lifted by the Alberta government. The Eastern Rockies are popular with ...
Informal mining in South Africa is here to stay. Police brutality won’t end it – here’s what will
South Africa’s police have resorted to medieval military tactics against illegal miners. But the solution lies elsewhere: ...
Rio Tinto bets Trump will give green light to US copper mine, FT reports
Rio Tinto is betting that U.S. President Donald Trump will finally give the green light to its giant copper mine in Arizona, ...
The rescue of hundreds of miners in a deep South African gold mine began with a camera and a note
Late last year, a specialized camera was lowered into an almost 1.6-mile-deep mineshaft in South Africa where hundreds of ...
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Alberta government lifts coal mining moratorium, critics say it's 'open season'
Alberta's government has quietly rescinded its moratorium on new coal exploration and development in the eastern slopes of ...
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Nanaimo's first city council meeting was 150 years ago this week
The City of Nanaimo is marking the 150th anniversary of its first council meeting with an outdoor art festival called ...