Category: Mine

Gazprom: NATO Mine Destroyer Was Found at Nord Stream 1 in 2015

MOSCOW—A spokesperson for Russian energy giant Gazprom said on Monday that a mine destroyer discovered at the Nord Stream 1 offshore gas pipeline in 2015 belonged to NATO. Nord Stream reported on that date in 2015 that a “munitions object” had been cleared by the Swedish armed forces, without giving more detail on the object….


US Lithium Mine Set to Destroy the Environment, Cultural Heritage Site, and Displace Farmers: Watchdog Group

Located within an extinct supervolcano, the Thacker Pass lithium deposit is the largest known lithium resource in the United States. And once Lithium Nevada gets its open-pit mine up and running, it’s expected to net billions in revenue and millions in tax generation. It will also destroy Peehee Mu’huh, a sacred site for the Fort McDermitt Tribe,…


Environmentalists Pose Problems for Biden’s Green Energy Goals

As the Biden Administration announces drastic steps to push forward its green energy scheme, it faces determined opposition, not from Republicans, but from radical environmental groups. At the end of the first quarter, Biden announced that his green energy agenda was a national emergency and thus activated the Defense Production Act (DPA) of 1950 declaring…


Three Miners Killed in Explosion at Russian Mine: Agencies

Three miners were killed in an explosion at the Gaisky ore mining and processing plant in Russia’s Orenburg region, Russian news agencies quoted the regional prosecutor’s office as saying on Saturday. The office also said that the remaining 88 people were evacuated. The Gaisky copper and zinc mine and mill complex, one of Russia’s largest…


VIDEO: Loyal Dog Rescued From Mine Waits in Driveway for Owner to Return From Work Every Day, Goes Viral

There’s just something about the way Sadie Kate sits, and lies, patiently waiting for her rescuer to come home, that melts the heart—1.8 million hearts, in fact. The TikTok video posted by Sara Fitzwater showing the devoted dog fixed in the same spot outside the house all day, watching for Sara’s husband Tim’s truck to…


VIDEO: Loyal Dog Rescued From Mine Waits in Driveway for Dad to Return From Work Every Day, Goes Viral

There’s just something about the way Sadie Kate sits, and lies, patiently waiting for her rescuer to come home, that melts the heart—1.8 million hearts, in fact. The TikTok video posted by Sara Fitzwater showing the devoted dog fixed in the same spot outside the house all day, watching for Sara’s husband Tim’s truck to…


All 128 Miners Safely Evacuated After Incident at Russian Mine

MOSCOW—All 128 miners were evacuated from a Siberian coal mine on Sunday after fire sensors were triggered, Russia’s emergencies ministry said, just weeks after a blast at a mine in the same region killed 51 people. The SUEK coal company, which owns the Ruban mine in Russia’s Kemerovo region, said sensors had detected an increase…


Survivor Found in Coal Mine Accident in Russia’s Siberia

MOSCOW—Rescuers have found a survivor in a Siberian coal mine where dozens of miners are presumed dead after a devastating methane explosion, a top local official announced Friday. Sergei Tsivilyov, governor of the Kemerovo region where the mine is located, said on the messaging app Telegram that the survivor was found in the Listvyazhnaya mine…


Death Toll in Russian Mine Tragedy Jumps Past 50

MOSCOW—A gas leak in a Siberian coal mine killed at least 52 people on Thursday, Russian news agencies said, including six rescuers who were sent down to try to bring out dozens of men in what was one of Russia’s worst mining disasters since Soviet times. The regional Investigative Committee said three people, including the…


Coal Mine Fire in Russia’s Siberia Kills 11, Dozens Trapped

MOSCOW—A fire at a coal mine in Russia’s Siberia killed 11 people and injured more than 40 others on Thursday, with dozens of others still trapped, authorities said. Efforts to rescue those trapped in the mine were halted on Thursday afternoon because of an explosion threat, and rescuers were rushed out of the mine, administrators…