Russia’s state safety watchdog Rostekhnadzor has partially halted work at 12 Russian mines after safety checks following a mine blast that killed 108 people, the Reuters news agency reported on Tuesday quoting Rostekhnadzor head.
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March 27, 2007A British citizen was among dozens of people killed in a gas explosion at a remote Siberian coal mine, Telegraph.co.uk reported March 20. Total number of victims of the deadly blast is currently 106 people, at least a dozen have not been found yet.
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March 21, 2007According to Russian emergency officials an explosion occurred in a Siberian coal mine on Monday, no casualties have been reported yet.
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March 19, 2007Russia hopes for a package of energy and metals deals with African states, a ministry statement said on Friday, March 16, as a government delegation left for South Africa, Angola and Namibia. Some Russian firms however deny having any such plans.
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Shares in Peter Hambro Mining bounced back by more than 12 percent in late Thursday trading, after Russian government officials indicated that the gold producer’s main mining licenses were not under threat.
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December 15, 2006Russia’s environmental watchdog has asked the Natural Resources Ministry to terminate five licensing agreements with a UK gold mining company, Peter Hambro Mining, the service said Wednesday.
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