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Fascinating caves, an opera house and hot springs galore. The historic communities of Shoshone and Tecopa have much more to ...
The Mine Shaft Tavern stands as the heart of Madrid’s food scene, occupying a historic building that once served as the coal miners’ cantina. With its original long wooden bar (reportedly the longest ...
The Mine Shaft Tavern stands as the social heart of the community, occupying a historic building that once served the town’s miners. With its impressive long wooden bar (said to be the longest in New ...
The M23 rebels took control of the North Kivu mining town a day after Félix Tshisekedi and Paul Kagame called for an ‘immediate and unconditional’ ceasefire. Here is a map and breakdown of the M23’s ...
Residents of small mining towns of Emalahleni and Ophondweni in KwaZulu-Natal, who are accusing a mining firm of putting their lives in danger, have commended the environmentalists and the human ...
Decades of mining left some 6.4 million tons of lead-bearing waste behind in Kabwe. In one former mining town in Zambia, more than 200,000 children and women have been shown to have elevated ...
INDIANA COUNTY, Pa (WJAC) — Officials in Indiana County have now revealed what is replacing the former Homer City Power Plant. According to the Homer City Redevelopment group, a 32-hundred acre ...
The satellite image captured by Maxar on July 24, 2024, shows the copper mining operations of China's state-owned Sino-Metals in the Zambian town of Chambishi in Zambia's Copperbelt province.
THE Mutoko Rural District Council has vowed to take legal action against mining companies which are not remitting dues as part of efforts to step up compliance in the mining town. This follows ...
The town, rich in tin and gold deposits, links four eastern provinces—North Kivu, South Kivu, Tshopo, and Maniema. Beyond this, the Walikale area is home to the country’s largest tin deposits.
"HEARTBROKEN" residents have told how their once thriving mining village is now a "barren ... the pit has seen seen shops close down and the town left without hope, locals say.
a clinical psychologist and assistant professor of pediatrics at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City. And a child’s decision to keep or share a cookie can be influenced ...