Greenpeace protests over Romania cyanide spill
Greenpeace activists yesterday demanded the closure of a gold plant in northern Romania that was the scene of a major cyanide spill this year. More than 100,000 cubic metres of cyanide-tainted
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Australian company in cyanide spill
Up to 150kg of deadly cyanide had dissolved into a local water system in Papua New Guinea after a crate of the chemical was accidentally dropped from a helicopter, an Australian mining company
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Disasters raise questions about Australian miners
Three environmental disasters have raised questions about how diligently Australian mining houses are managing hazardous operations offshore. One Australian company has been accused of polluting the
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Mahanadi too to change path like Indrawati
The river Mahanadi flowing near the periphery of village Ghodari, is slowly drying up. People are doubtful that, this river too may follow river Indrawati of Bastar and change its course of flow. The
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Greenpeace mounts protest at Romanian mine
Greenpeace today blockaded the entrance to Esmeralda Explorations' ill fated Aurul gold mine in Romania, demanding that it should not be reopened as long as it was still using cyanide. The gold
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Romanian river poisoned again
A second overflow of poisonous mining residues has spilled into the river in northern Romania that was contaminated by a cyanide leak last month, and is heading towards Hungary. About 20,000 tonnes
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Hungary firms face suits over pollution
Hungary said on Thursday it would sue one Australian and two Romanian mining firms over cyanide and metal spills that have devastated the Tisza
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Ukraine mourns 81 killed in coal mine blast
Ukraine on Monday began two days of national mourning for 81 coal miners killed in an underground explosion. Of the 277 miners underground at the time of the blast Saturday, 80 were killed
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Cyanide spill move a ruse, says Hungary
Moves by the Australian company Esmeralda Exploration towards declaring bankruptcy were a "trick" to avoid paying millions in compensation after a cyanide spill that tainted river systems across
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New mine disasters 'waiting in wings'
Recent accidents at Romanian mines that have devastated river life and wiped out flora and fauna could be just the forerunner of a spate of disasters. Three times in the past six weeks, mines in the
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World Bank recommends Ok Tedi mine closure
The World Bank has confirmed telling the Papua New Guinea (PNG) government to shut down immediately the Ok Tedi copper and gold mine in the west of the country. Last August, the PNG government has
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80 dead in Ukraine mine disaster
At least 80 miners were killed and seven injured when a methane gas explosion ripped through a coal mine in eastern Ukraine
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Digging damages river bank
The Kulu district adminstration has remained a silent spectator to haphazard quarrying on the Beas river at Pirdi village. It is learnt that many sites have been leased out to private contractors.
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Cyanide flow hits Danube reserve
A wave of water carrying cyanide from a Romanian gold mine, part-owned by an Australian company, reached the Danube delta on the Black Sea yesterday, as it was revealed that leakage of cyanide
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EU may tighten regulations
The EU is considering tighter environmental regulations on the mining industry in the lifht of the cyanide spill that contaminated rivers in central Europe . Margot Wallstrom, EU environment
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Dead horses found after Romanian cyanide spill
Hungarian officials issued a water quality alert today after recovering the remains of two horses, a bear, small mammals and more dead fish following a cyanide spill in Romania last month. If
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Jhamarkotra phosphate mine gets safety award
Jhamarkotra Rock Phosphate Mines in Udaipur, which produces 70 per cent of the country's indigenous phosphate, has been chosen for two National Safety Awards by the Union Ministry of Labour. The
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Dead animals in river blamed on cyanide spill
Hungarian officials issued a water quality alert on Tuesday after recovering the remains of two horses, a bear, small mammals and more dead fish after a cyanide spill in Romania last month. If
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Serbia bans use of Danube river water
The Serbian agriculture, forests and water ministry has banned all use of Danube River water dowstream of Belgrade after contamination by cyanide, the Tanjug news agency said Monday, says
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Cyanide spill in Tisa river will permeate food chain, Hungarian official asserts
A cyanide spill that spread from Romania to neighboring countries will poison "the whole food chain" in the Tisa river for years to come, the chairman of Hungary's parliamentary committee on the