Two workers dead at Newmont’s Cerro Negro mine in Argentina
Newmont confirmed on Wednesday that two members of its workforce died this week at the Cerro Negro mine located in the Santa Cruz region of Argentina.
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Illegal mine collapse buries gold workers in the Venezuelan Amazon
The collapse of an illegal mine in a remote region of the Venezuelan Amazon buried gold workers, leaving many injured and feared dead.
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Rio Tinto unit faces criminal case in Canada over injured worker
A Canadian unit of global mining company Rio Tinto is facing a criminal case after an employee was seriously injured at an Arctic diamond mine, according to an announcement by local authorities.
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Plane carrying Rio Tinto workers crashes in Canada’s Northwest
Six people were killed after a small plane carrying global miner Rio Tinto’s workers crashed near Fort Smith in Canada’s remote Northwest Territories (NWT) on Tuesday, the NWT Coroner Service said on Wednesday.
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Plane carrying Rio Tinto workers crashes in Canada’s Northwest, six dead
A small plane carrying Rio Tinto (ASX, LON: RIO) workers crashed near Fort Smith in Canada’s remote Northwest Territories on Tuesday during a flight to its Diavik diamond mine, killing six people on board.
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Workers at Antofagasta copper mine approve contract offer, averting strike
Mining News Pro - Workers at Antofagasta’s Centinela copper mine in Chile have voted overwhelmingly to approve a new labor contract, their union announced on Thursday, averting a possible strike.
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Panama union workers block highways over First Quantum Minerals copper mine contract
Mining News Pro - Panama’s construction workers’ union blocked highways and marched on congress on Monday to demand that lawmakers reject a contract with Canadian miner First Quantum Minerals Ltd.
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Albemarle seals early agreement with workers union in Chile
Mining News Pro - Albemarle, one of the world’s top lithium producers, said on Tuesday it reached an early collective bargaining agreement with a union that represents 386 of its workers in Chile.
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Newmont ‘reviewing’ Mexico investments as worker strike drags on
Mining News Pro - Newmont Corp., the world’s biggest gold miner, is reviewing its investments in Mexico with a workers’ strike at the country’s largest bullion mine now in its third month.
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Newmont ‘reviewing’ Mexico investments as worker strike drags on
Mining News Pro - Newmont Corp., the world’s biggest gold miner, is reviewing its investments in Mexico with a workers’ strike at the country’s largest bullion mine now in its third month.
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South32 to halt some Appin mine operations amid workers strike
Mining News Pro - Australia’s South32 will make some parts of the Appin Mine, which is part of its Illawarra Metallurgical Coal, non-operational during a week-long strike by underground mining supervisors, the company said on Friday.
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Worker trapped after accident at Codelco project in Chile unharmed
Mining News Pro - A worker who had been trapped following a rock blast at a construction site managed by Chile’s state-owned Codelco, the world’s largest copper producer, was evacuated without injury, the company said on Monday.
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Worker trapped after accident at Codelco project in Chile unharmed
Mining News Pro - A worker who had been trapped following a rock blast at a construction site managed by Chile’s state-owned Codelco, the world’s largest copper producer, was evacuated without injury, the company said on Monday.
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Largo worker killed in chemical plant accident in Brazil
Mining News Pro - Toronto Ontario-based mining company Largo Inc said on Saturday that an employee had died due to an accident at the chemical plant on a mine in Brazil.
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Hundreds of workers evacuated from WA mine site after fire
Mining News Pro - Hundreds of workers have been evacuated from a mine site in Western Australia after its power station burnt down.
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Escondida mine workers announce strike amid labor demands
Mining News Pro - Union members will stop operations in all their shifts during the strike but will provide minimum services, Sindicato 1, which represents more than 2,000 workers, said in a statement.
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Workers at Chile’s Escondida copper mine threaten to strike
Mining News Pro - Workers at BHP’s sprawling Escondida copper mine in northern Chile threatened on Wednesday to go on strike over what they described as safety concerns, the mine’s union said.
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South32 in talks with Appin coal mine workers over pay
Mining News Pro - South32 Ltd said on Wednesday it was in pay-related negotiations with its Appin coal mine workers following their threat to stage a partial strike for a week.
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South32 in talks with Appin coal mine workers over pay
Mining News Pro - South32 Ltd said on Wednesday it was in pay-related negotiations with its Appin coal mine workers following their threat to stage a partial strike for a week.
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Chile rethinks mine safety after worker deaths and expanding sinkhole
Mining News Pro - Chile is taking another look at health in safety in its mines after two workers died on a mining construction project in July and a giant sinkhole more recently opened up near a copper mine.
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Codelco reports accident at mine where worker died last month
Mining News Pro - Top global copper producer Codelco reported an accident at its Chuquicamata mine on Wednesday, weeks after a mishap killed a worker there and drew scrutiny to the Chilean state company’s safety practices.
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Baffinland to terminate 1,100 workers at Mary River iron ore mine
Mining News Pro - Baffinland Iron Mines has sent termination notices to over 1,100 workers at Mary River iron ore mine, in Canada’s Nunavut territory, as the company’s request to increase production to 6 million tonnes through to the end of the year and an expansion application have yet to be answered.
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Codelco to restart some mining projects after worker deaths
Mining News Pro - Chile’s state-owned Codelco, the world’s top copper miner, expects to gradually restart operations at some of its mining projects on Monday, following the death of two workers earlier this month, the company said in a statement on Sunday.
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Codelco halts mining projects after reporting second worker death
Mining News Pro - Chile’s state-owned Codelco, the world’s top copper producer, said on Wednesday it was temporarily halting construction of all mining projects after reporting the death of two workers in less than a month.
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Newmont hands $70 million to Peñasquito mine workers
Mining News Pro - Newmont, the world’s No. 1 gold miner, has reached a profit-sharing agreement with the workforce at its Peñasquito gold-silver mine in Mexico.
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