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App rolled out in fight against 'blood diamonds'

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Diamond giant De Beers launched app to fight against 'blood diamonds'

AngloAmericandiamondgiantDeBeershasannouncedthelaunchofanapptohelpsmall-scale,artisanaldiamondminersinSierraLeonecertifythatgemstheyworkhardtogetfromthesoilarel

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Nine killed in China colliery gas explosion

NinepeoplewerekilledincoalminegasexplosioninnortheastChina'sHeilongjiangProvinceWednesdayafternoon,localauthoritiessaidThursday.Theexplosionoccurredatabout2:40p

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Risky gold rush: Indonesia tackles illegal mining boom

Hulking excavators claw at riverbanks on Indonesia's Sumatra island in the hunt for gold, transforming what was once a rural idyll into a scarred, pitted moonscape.

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Risky gold rush: Indonesia tackles illegal mining boom

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4 of 11 trapped miners recused after north China colliery flooding

TAIYUAN, May 23 (Xinhua) -- Four of 11 trapped miners have been rescued following a coal mine flood late Monday night in north China's Shanxi Province, according to the rescue headquarters late Tuesday.

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Coal mine flood traps 11 in N. China, 6 confirmed alive

ElevenminersaretrappedundergroundafteracoalmineinnorthChina’sShanxiProvincewasfloodedonMondaynight.Sixofthetrappedminershavebeenconfirmedalive.Fourofthemareingo

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Miners rescued after 36-day ordeal underground

Four miners were rescued from a collapsed mine in east China's Shandong Province on Friday night after 36 days trapped underground.

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King Coal prepares to say farewell with closure of Britain' s last remaining colliery

It was once a proud industry employing more than 1.2 million people in hundreds of coal mines across Britain.

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S. Africa marks two-year anniversary of Marikana tragedy

The South African government on Saturday marked the two-year anniversary of the Marikana tragedy in which 34 miners were shot dead by police.

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Wrath wraps Turkey over mass deaths in mine collapse

The outrage over the death of at least 245 coal miners in the western Turkish town of Soma has sparked anti-government protests Wednesday across the nation with crowds chanting for resignation of the government.

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Rescuers race to save 22 miners trapped underground

Rescuers are racing to pump water from a flooded coal mine in southwest China's Yunnan Province, as all 22 trapped miners remain missing, local authorities said Monday.