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BEIJING, Aug. 24 (Xinhua) -- A spokesman for China's work safety regulator said on Friday that coal mining remains a high-risk industry in the country despite improvements over the past decade. Speaking at a press conference in Beijing, Huang Yi, of

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By Jade Heilmann Dakar 14 January 2008 The government of Niger has renewed its agreement with French uranium mining company Areva, fixing uranium prices and sealing a deal for the largest-ever investment in Niger. Niger's uranium-rich northern region

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By Naomi Schwarz Dakar 21 March 2007 Many West African countries are desperately poor, despite being rich in natural resources. Experts say African governments need to negotiate harder with foreign investors to ensure their country benefits. Senegal

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Ocean Floor is Prime Target of Mining Industry The next great frontier for the mining industry could be hydrothermal vents that lie deep on the ocean floor. The super-hot flues create deposits of sulfide, which contain precious metals such as gold, s

VOA标准英语2010年-Australia Mourns Mining Executives Kil

Talbot Group Holdings shows Queensland mining magnate Ken Talbot (top C) with management board members of Sundance Resources, killed in West Africa Plane Crash, 21 June 2010 Australia is mourning the deaths of several mining executives, including bil

VOA标准英语2010-Sierra Leone Discloses Mining Revenues fo

Yusufu Koma, a mining diver, is seen before he dives down in a river on the outskirts of the town of Bo, Sierra Leone, 8 Apr 2006 Two years after Sierra Leone signed up to the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, the government has submitte

VOA标准英语2013--Scientists Create 3D Roadmap of Human Brain

Scientists Create 3D Roadmap of Human Brain The project is called BigBrain. In three dimensions and intricate detail, it reveals the anatomy of the brain as never seen before. These are images of a 3-D reconstructed human brain with a spatial resolut

VOA标准英语2013--South Sudan Hopes New Mining Law Will Unearth Treasures

South Sudan Hopes New Mining Law Will Unearth Treasures This gold mine in Nanakanak, Eastern Equatoria state, is just one of many spots across South Sudans east where a gold rush has hit. Adele Natogo said that like countless others, she left her nin

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Hello Antony Funnell here, and welcome to Future Tense. Like many people I know, I catch the bus to work. And this is my stop, one sec... Thank-you! Okay, come this way while I talk. Travelling on the bus is pretty straightforward. But getting from t

VOA常速英语2008年-DRC Government Reviews Mining Contracts

By Naomi Schwarz Dakar 28 February 2008 Democratic Republic of Congo's government says it will not publish results of a review of more than60 mining contracts but will work directly with the mining companies to renegotiate terms. The government has f

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新西兰英语 373 The future of coal mining

At the moment, workers at the Pike River Coal mine are using a jet machine to pump CO2 into the mine to put out the fire. Then they will put a cover over the entrance. When the mine is cool and all poisonous gases have gone, rescuers will enter the m

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The government will consider mining in some areas where there are national parks. The Minister for Energy and Resources, Gerry Brownlee, said that New Zealand is a country which is rich in minerals. In 2008, we exported $2 billion worth of coal, meta

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Some of the main driving factors of sub-Saharan Africas growing tuberculosis epidemic can be found deep underground in its gold, diamond and precious mineral mines. A new Oxford University-led study warns of the health risks faced by miners and their

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新西兰英语 547 Mining Lignite

Lignite is low grade coal which contains more moisture than high grade coal and is dirty to burn. Southland has ten areas with lignite. Solid Energy, which is a government company, plans to mine this lignite. The company has plans to build a $25m bri

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By Steve Herman Goa, India 07 February 2008 Mining, along with tourism, forms the economic backbone of India's seaside state of Goa. Environmental concerns recently halted much of the iron ore extraction, but the way has been now cleared for resumpti