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Toxic Spill at China-Owned Zambian Mine 30 Times Worse Than Estimated
Aug 15 2025 // The partial collapse of a waste dam at a Chinese state-owned copper mine in Zambia may have released 30 times more toxic sludge into the environment than previously reported, according to an independent evaluation of the...
BHP, Vale Offer $1.4B Settlement in UK Lawsuit Over Brazil Mining-Dam Disaster: FT
Aug 8 2025 // Global miners BHP Group and Vale have offered around $1.4 billion to settle a class action lawsuit in the United Kingdom tied to one of Brazil’s worst-ever environmental disasters, the Financial Times reported on...
Rio Tinto Reaches $138.75M Settlement With Investors Over Mongolian Mine
Jun 20 2025 // Rio Tinto agreed to pay $138.75 million to settle a lawsuit that accused the Anglo-Australian mining giant of defrauding investors by concealing problems with its $7 billion underground expansion of the Oyu Tolgoi copper...
Mining Project Near Okefenokee Swamp Has Stalled Over a $2M Permit Requirement
Jun 17 2025 // A company that has spent years battling conservationists as it seeks a permit to mine outside the Okefenokee Swamp and its federally protected wildlife refuge needs to do just one thing before regulators make a final...
Administration Reverses Course on Planned Closure of Mine Safety Offices
Jun 2 2025 // CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The Trump administration is dropping plans to terminate leases for 34 offices in the Mine Safety and Health Administration, the agency responsible for enforcing mine safety laws, the Department...
Judge Orders Restoration of Health Program for West Virginia Coal Miners
May 16 2025 // A judge on Tuesday ordered the restoration of a health monitoring program for coal miners in West Virginia and rescinded layoffs the federal government implemented in a unit of a small U.S. health agency. U.S. District...
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