Gold mine
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Iran discovers new gold mine in South Khorasan prov.
TEHRAN, Nov. 30 (MNA) – Local Iranian media said Sunday that a new gold mine has been discovered recentrly in South Khorasan Province in the east.
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Gold extends record run past $4,200
TEHRAN, Oct. 16 (MNA) – Gold prices breached $4,200 per ounce for the first time on Wednesday, extending a record rally as rising interest rate cut bets and geopolitical jitters send investors flocking to the safe-haven metal.
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Iran’s largest gold mine reports slight increase in output
TEHRAN, Mar. 30 (MNA) – Iran’s largest gold mine has reported a slight increase in its annual production amid a surge in international prices that has caused more investment to flow to the country's gold mining sector.
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48 killed in gold mine collapse in western Mali
TEHRAN, Feb. 16 (MNA) – At least 48 people, most of them women, were killed on Saturday when an "illegally operated gold mining site" collapsed in western Mali, according to consistent eyewitness accounts from the area.
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VIDEO: World’s second-largest diamond discovered in Botswana
TEHRAN, Aug. 24 (MNA) – The second-largest diamond ever found - a rough 2,492-carat stone - has been unearthed in Botswana at a mine owned by Canadian firm Lucara Diamond.
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5 killed after informal gold mine collapses in northern Kenya
TEHRAN, May 25 (MNA) – At least five people were killed and several others were missing after an informal gold mine collapsed in northern Kenya, officials and local media said.
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At least 13 Russian workers trapped in collapsed gold mine
TEHRAN, Mar. 19 (MNA) – The Emergencies Ministry reported that 13 miners were trapped but the regional prosecutor's office said that up to 15 could remain underground.
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Deadly attack targets Chinese mining convoy in Congo
TEHRAN, Sep. 03 (MNA) – An attack on a Chinese mining convoy transporting gold in northeast Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has killed four people, including two Chinese nationals.
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Armenia says Azerbaijani forces fired at a gold mine
TEHRAN, Apr. 15 (MNA) – Armenia has accused the Azerbaijani armed forces of opening fire at an Armenian gold mine on Friday.