Alaska voters reject water regulation at mines (International Herald Tribune)
With more than 84 percent of votes tallied early Wednesday, a measure regulating water quality at mines was declared dead, with more than 57 percent of voters rejecting it.
Guinea's Conte sacks mines minister (Reuters via Yahoo! Singapore News)
CONAKRY, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Guinean President Lansana Conte has sacked Mines Minister Ahmed Kante, state radio said on Wednesday.
The Lord of the Rings Online: Mines of Moria Preview (Voodoo Extreme)
PC.IGN conjured up one of the first previews of The Lord of the Rings Online: Mines of Moria:...
Mines intrasquad football scrimmage today (Rapid City Journal)
RAPID CITY — The South Dakota School of Mines football team will hold an intrasquad scrimmage today at 1 p.m. on Dunham Field at O’Harra Stadium in Rapid City.
Potash Corp restarts one of striking mines (Reuters via Yahoo! Canada News)
Managers at Potash Corp of Saskatchewan restarted operations at the fertilizer giant's Allan mine on Monday, the largest of three potash mines where workers have been on strike since August 7, a spokesman said on Tuesday.
Potash Corp says restarts one of striking mines (Reuters via Yahoo! Canada News)
Potash Corp of Saskatchewan said on Tuesday that it resumed mining and milling potash at its Allan mine on Monday, the largest of three mines where workers have been on strike since August 7.
Ministry of Mines holds conference on geosciences and geological surveys (New Kerala)
New Delhi, August 26 : A conference on Geosciences and Geological surveys was organized by Ministry of Mines with the secretaries of the State Departments of Geology and Mining here today.
UN Says Mines Threaten Georgian Returnees (The Moscow Times)
27 August 2008 GENEVA -- Civilians returning to homes in Georgia risk being injured or killed by land mines and unexploded bombs left by the recent conflict, the UN refugee agency said Tuesday.
Hearing on federal proposal allowing belt air ventilation of coal mines set for Tuesday (Canadian Business)
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - It's the public's turn to comment on proposed federal rules that would allow coal mines to continue using conveyer belt tunnels for ventilation.
Mines operating 'at risk' (News 24 South Africa)
The imposed reduction in electricity supply to mines means companies "are mining at risk", says Anglo American.