Light at end of tunnel for British coal-mining industry
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With lights twinkling brightly from their helmets, a group of miners emerge caked in dust from a deep coal-mine in the village of Cwmgwrach in south Wales.
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LINFEN, China -- Mining has resumed in the frigid shafts, and long lines of 18-wheelers laden with coal once again clog the twisty mountain roads leading out of Linfen. This grime-covered city, where the packed snow long ago turned black and carbon-colored dust hangs in the air, has reclaimed its...
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By Collinson, M E; Steart, D C; Scott, A C; Glasspool, I J; Hooker, J J  Abstract:  Qualitative and quantitative coal petrological analyses have been undertaken on the laminated lignite at the base of the Cobham Lignite Bed, from Sealers Hill, Kent, England.
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9.15am: The BBC has closed a Â£2bn deal with Siemens Business Services for the contracting out of its technology wing. The ten-year Technology Framework Contract, approved by the government, will see the corporation save an estimated Â£30m a year.
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By Malcolm Potter, Manager Of The Tees Valley Engineering Partnership  The last year has been eventful on Teesside, with contract wins, job losses and new project developments contributing to a prosperous economic climate for engineering.
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A futuristic vision of a rail tunnel under the Irish Sea, linking west Wales and Ireland, has been unveiled by a group of engineers.
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Britain's network of navigable canals, the liquid highway of England's industrial revolution, is being revived after decades of disuse to help relieve commercial congestion on roads.
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BHP Billiton today announced the approval of the $US990 million Spence Copper Project in northern Chile. The project will have a designed capacity to produce 200,000 tonnes of copper cathode per annum and will have a mine life of 19 years.
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Images of Labour's big power switch
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Science & environment: Proposed Sellafield fuel-processing plant could provide 60 per cent of UK's electricity until 2060
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The Meng brothers felt pretty good about their chances of making it out of the collapsed coal mine, until the sound of digging from outside stopped.
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One of the country's few remaining coal mines is to close, the owners say.
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A strike at the world's largest privately-owned copper mine may be near an end after an outline deal is reached.
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Lighting as we know it is about to change dramatically, and GE is leading the way.
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Leading manufacturer of mining equipment announces glad tidings.
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Like the big oil companies, the world&#39;s mining majors are experiencing an embarrassment of riches due to very high commodity prices. BHP Billiton is in the happiest position: it is both the world&#39;s biggest miner and has a substantial oil production ...
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The British government approved plans to refresh the countryâs fleet of nuclear reactors, signaling new enthusiasm for the technology and giving a lift to the industry.