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1. News - World - SOUTH AFRICA

   South Africa police halt peaceful strikers’ march

   Posted Sep 17th 2012, 12:51pm by Associated Press in Rustenburg

   ... News World Platinum miners Associated Press in Rustenburg South African police halted a peaceful march by striking miners without violence on Sunday, a day after firing rubber bullets ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/1039014/south-africa-police-halt-peaceful-strikers%E2%80%99-march
2. News - World - SOUTH AFRICA

   Lonmin deal stirs more South Africa mine strife

   Posted Sep 19th 2012, 08:21pm by Reuters in Marikana

   ... more than nine per cent to levels not seen since police shot dead 34 miners on August 16 outside its Marikana mine, 100 km northwest of Johannesburg. However, the deal could add 13 per cent ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/1040835/lonmin-deal-stirs-more-south-africa-mine-strife
3. Jewellery designer unveils glittering 'blue mojo' in Central showcase

   Posted Feb 23rd 2012, 12:00am

   ... Gemstones Minerals Yvonne Lai At her quarterly showcase in Hong Kong, designer Nicole Moja unveiled her latest spring-summer collections of semi-precious, gold and silver jewellery on the theme In Love with Blue, to indicate her ...

   http://beta.scmp.com/article/993455/jewellery-designer-unveils-glittering-blue-mojo-central-showcase
4. Business - Commodities - RESOURCES

   Sirius targets US$500m for UK potash project

   Posted Apr 08th 2013, 12:00am by Bloomberg

   ... Business Commodities Sirius Minerals Potash Bloomberg Sirius Minerals, which is developing a potash mine in Britain, is in talks with Chinese, North American and European investors to raise as much as US$500 million of funding for the project. Sirius will raise US$300 million to US$500 million through selling equity and may also issue high-yield debt, chief executive Chris ...

   http://www.scmp.com/business/commodities/article/1209565/sirius-targets-us500m-uk-potash-project
5. News - World - HEALTH

   20pc of French bottled water has traces of pesticides and drugs

   Posted Mar 27th 2013, 12:00am by GDN

   ... to question the purity of the original produce imposed by regulations covering mineral water". Traces of the prescription drugs buflomedil and naftidrofuryl, known as vasodilators and used ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/1200440/20pc-french-bottled-water-has-traces-pesticides-and-drugs
6. News - World - SCIENCE

   Quakes can lead to build-up of gold deposits in earth's crust, study says

   Posted Mar 19th 2013, 12:00am by AFP

   ... News World Earthquake tremors Minerals Agence France-Presse Solid gold can be deposited in the earth's crust "almost instantaneously" during earthquakes, said a study published in the journal Nature Geoscience . The gold is formed when a tremor splits open a fluid-filled cavity in the earth's crust, causing a sudden drop in pressure, according to a team ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/1193857/quakes-can-lead-build-gold-deposits-earths-crust-study-says
7. News - World - AFGHANISTAN

   China digging into Afghanistan's treasure trove

   Posted Mar 15th 2013, 12:00am by LYNNE O'DONNELL

   ... Mecca of mineral wealth. Demand for raw materials to maintain China's growth rates has long outstripped domestic production, making Afghanistan an attractive ally as a source of resources. ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/1190941/china-digging-afghanistans-treasure-trove
8. News - China

   China coal mine fire kills 11 workers

   Posted Mar 01st 2013, 10:46am by Associated Press in Beijing

   ... News China Coal Mine miners Associated Press in Beijing A fire at a coal mine in northern China has killed 11 workers. Two others are missing. The official Xinhua News Agency reported on Friday that the workers at the coal mine in Zhangjiakou city died from carbon monoxide poisoning when an air compressor caught fire underground. There were 13 miners underground when the fire ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1165644/china-coal-mine-fire-kills-11-workers
9. News - World - MINING

   Nautilus Minerals drops underwater goldmine plans

   Posted Jan 03rd 2013, 12:00am by GDN

   ... News World Gold Mining Nautilus Minerals Resources Minerals Pacific Ocean The Guardian in London A London-listed company's plans to create the world's first underwater goldmine on the Pacific seabed have hit the rocks. Nautilus Minerals' problems come as China and Russia's duel for riches at the bottom of the ocean intensifies. Nautilus was planning to mine gold, ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/1118426/nautilus-minerals-drops-underwater-goldmine-plans
10. News - China

    18 miners die in coal-gas explosion

    Posted Nov 24th 2012, 06:55pm by Associated Press in Beijing

    ... at the time of the accident. Five of those have been rescued. China has the world’s deadliest coal mine industry, with 1,973 miners killed in accidents last year. Safety improvements have reduced ...

    http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1089983/18-miners-die-coal-gas-explosion

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