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New Study Confirms Nebra Sky Disc’s Ancient Origins and Advanced Craftsmanship
The Nebra Sky Disc, unearthed in 1999 and dated to 3,800 years ago, has been verified as an authentic Bronze Age artefact by a new study published in Scientific Reports. Using metallurgical analysis, researchers demonstrated the disc's creation involved over ten cycles of heating and hammering at 700°C. The copper used originated from Austrian min...
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India Advances Deep-Sea Mining With Varaha-3, Collecting Vital Polymetallic Nodules
The National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT) has successfully conducted trials with the Varaha-3 seabed mining machine in the Andaman Sea, reaching depths of 1,193 metres. This innovative machine collected polymetallic nodules, rich in crucial metals such as nickel, cobalt, and copper, essential for renewable energy and electric vehicle indust...
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Supreme Court Rejects Vedanta's Plea To Inspect, Operate Closed Sterlite Plant In Tuticorin
The Supreme Court today dismissed the interim plea of mining major Vedanta Ltd seeking permission to inspect its Sterlite copper unit at Tuticorin in Tamil Nadu, which is closed since May 2018 over pollution concerns, and to operate it for four weeks to assess the pollution level.
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Refusal To Renew Consent To Operate Bad In Law: Sterlite To Green Court
Mining major Vedanta on Monday told a panel, constituted by the National Green Tribunal, that the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board's refusal to renew consent to operate its Sterlite copper plant at Tuticorin was bad in law, according to sources.
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Vedanta Seeks Urgent Technical Fix For Zambian Copper Mine
The mining industry as a whole has been frustrated by a lack of available high-quality copper assets at time demand for the metal is predicted to rise and Vedanta is wrestling with the need to remove large amounts of water, amongst other issues.
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Tasmania To Help Vedanta Restart Copper Mine
Operations at Mt Lyell copper mine on Tasmania's west coast were suspended in 2014 after two maintenance workers fell to their deaths in December 2013 and another worker was killed in an underground mud rush one-and-a-half months later.
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Vedanta To Invest Rs 3,000 Crore To Double Copper Capacity
Mining conglomerate Vedanta will invest up to Rs 3,000 crore in copper operations to double the capacity to 8 lakh tonnes by 2019, making the firm India's largest producer of the metal.
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Major Copper mine in Chile Closed by Storm
Chile's state mining giant Codelco - the world's top copper producer - called off operations at one of its largest facilities Sunday due to a major storm that has killed at least five people.
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Zambian Villagers to Take on Mining Firm Vedanta in UK Court
British mining company Vedanta Resources faces legal action in London's High Court after a group of Zambian villagers said their water source and farmland was polluted by the firm's copper mining operations.
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Hindustan Copper Gets Shareholders' Nod to Raise up to Rs 800 Cr
HCL's mines and plants are spread across four operating Units, one each in the States of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand and Maharashtra.
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Buying Iron Ore for First Time in History, Says Tata Steel
Facing iron ore crunch for the first time in over 100 years of its history, Tata Steel is now operating its 9.7 million tonnes per annum facility in Jamshedpur with raw material bought from domestic sources besides imports.
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Western Mexico State Reports New Mine Spill
Authorities in northern Mexico have issued a new alert of a toxic spill in the Sonora River basin from a copper mine operated by Grupo Mexico, the state director of civil protection said Sunday.
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Eighteen workers trapped underground at Polish mine
Eighteen miners are trapped underground in a Polish copper mine after an earthquake caused a cave-in, mine operator KGHM said.
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Aditya Birla Minerals halts operations at Mt Gordon for maintenance work
Aditya Birla Minerals on Wednesday decided to halt operations at its Mt Gordon copper mine in Queensland for maintenance work, which is expected to save up to Rs 84 crore for the company.
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New Study Confirms Nebra Sky Disc’s Ancient Origins and Advanced Craftsmanship
The Nebra Sky Disc, unearthed in 1999 and dated to 3,800 years ago, has been verified as an authentic Bronze Age artefact by a new study published in Scientific Reports. Using metallurgical analysis, researchers demonstrated the disc's creation involved over ten cycles of heating and hammering at 700°C. The copper used originated from Austrian min...
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India Advances Deep-Sea Mining With Varaha-3, Collecting Vital Polymetallic Nodules
The National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT) has successfully conducted trials with the Varaha-3 seabed mining machine in the Andaman Sea, reaching depths of 1,193 metres. This innovative machine collected polymetallic nodules, rich in crucial metals such as nickel, cobalt, and copper, essential for renewable energy and electric vehicle indust...
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Supreme Court Rejects Vedanta's Plea To Inspect, Operate Closed Sterlite Plant In Tuticorin
The Supreme Court today dismissed the interim plea of mining major Vedanta Ltd seeking permission to inspect its Sterlite copper unit at Tuticorin in Tamil Nadu, which is closed since May 2018 over pollution concerns, and to operate it for four weeks to assess the pollution level.
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Refusal To Renew Consent To Operate Bad In Law: Sterlite To Green Court
Mining major Vedanta on Monday told a panel, constituted by the National Green Tribunal, that the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board's refusal to renew consent to operate its Sterlite copper plant at Tuticorin was bad in law, according to sources.
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Vedanta Seeks Urgent Technical Fix For Zambian Copper Mine
The mining industry as a whole has been frustrated by a lack of available high-quality copper assets at time demand for the metal is predicted to rise and Vedanta is wrestling with the need to remove large amounts of water, amongst other issues.
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Tasmania To Help Vedanta Restart Copper Mine
Operations at Mt Lyell copper mine on Tasmania's west coast were suspended in 2014 after two maintenance workers fell to their deaths in December 2013 and another worker was killed in an underground mud rush one-and-a-half months later.
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Vedanta To Invest Rs 3,000 Crore To Double Copper Capacity
Mining conglomerate Vedanta will invest up to Rs 3,000 crore in copper operations to double the capacity to 8 lakh tonnes by 2019, making the firm India's largest producer of the metal.
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Major Copper mine in Chile Closed by Storm
Chile's state mining giant Codelco - the world's top copper producer - called off operations at one of its largest facilities Sunday due to a major storm that has killed at least five people.
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Zambian Villagers to Take on Mining Firm Vedanta in UK Court
British mining company Vedanta Resources faces legal action in London's High Court after a group of Zambian villagers said their water source and farmland was polluted by the firm's copper mining operations.
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Hindustan Copper Gets Shareholders' Nod to Raise up to Rs 800 Cr
HCL's mines and plants are spread across four operating Units, one each in the States of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand and Maharashtra.
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Buying Iron Ore for First Time in History, Says Tata Steel
Facing iron ore crunch for the first time in over 100 years of its history, Tata Steel is now operating its 9.7 million tonnes per annum facility in Jamshedpur with raw material bought from domestic sources besides imports.
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Western Mexico State Reports New Mine Spill
Authorities in northern Mexico have issued a new alert of a toxic spill in the Sonora River basin from a copper mine operated by Grupo Mexico, the state director of civil protection said Sunday.
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Eighteen workers trapped underground at Polish mine
Eighteen miners are trapped underground in a Polish copper mine after an earthquake caused a cave-in, mine operator KGHM said.
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Aditya Birla Minerals halts operations at Mt Gordon for maintenance work
Aditya Birla Minerals on Wednesday decided to halt operations at its Mt Gordon copper mine in Queensland for maintenance work, which is expected to save up to Rs 84 crore for the company.
