mines

OCP Group to Invest MAD 16 Billion in Khouribga-Beni Mellal Region

Rabat - Arab Today

In 2020, the city of Khouribga will acquire a major project: the largest phosphate pretreatment facility in the world. Located in Oulad Farès, this gigantic project, realized by the OCP group, will require an investment MAD 3.5 billion. The project will involve the development of a stock of raw phosphate storage and retrieval, three washing lines, flotation and grinding workshops,Read more

Army sappers continue to remove mines in Yemen

Aden - Arab Today

Explosive devices disposal engineers are continuing to clear mines and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) planted in the liberated Mokha city. The mines were planted by the Saleh/Houthi militias to impede the advancing national Yemeni army and resistance fighters. ''The Yemeni national army yesterday arrested 20 elements of the militias while combing the city,'' a military source was quoted as saying byRead more

Philippines 'unfit for mining' because of unique ecosystem

Manila - Arab Today

Philippine Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Regina Lopez will not reconsider her decision to shut down 23 of the country's 41 mines, saying the Southeast Asian nation is "unfit for mining." Lopez last week ordered the mines permanently shut and suspended five others, shocking mineral producers that have vowed to overturn a ruling that they say will affect 1.2 millionRead more

Over 1.5 million sq.m cleared of mines in Aden

Aden - Arab Today

An area of 1.6 million square metres in Yemen has been cleared of mines in 2016, announced the National Mine Action Committee (NMAC). ''Nearly 102,000 mines and explosive remnants of war (ERW) were detected last year and 154 emergency missions were carried out in the regions of Aden, Lahaj and Abyan,'' the Yemeni News Agency quoted the Deputy Director ofRead more

Inner Mongolia to shut down 65 coal mines by 2020

Hohhot - XINHUA

Inner Mongolia plans to shut down 65 coal mines with a combined capacity of 54.1 million tonnes by 2020, a local official said Tuesday. Wang Bingjun, head of the regional commission of economy and information technology, said 23 unlicensed coal mines have been ordered to close or stop construction. Other mines have been ordered to run at 84 percent ofRead more

Algerian Army Discovered and Destroyed 866 Mines in July

Algiers - Arab Today

Algerian army units have discovered and destroyed 866 mines during the mine-clearing operation they carried out along the country's eastern and western borders in July 2016, an official source said Thursday according to state news agency APS. Up to July 31, 2016, a total of 840,505 mines, including 697,042 antipersonnel mines, 137,814 anti-group mines and 5,649 flare mines were discoveredRead more

Russia to use Uran-6 systems to clear mines in Syria’s Palmyra

Moscow - Arab Today

Russian servicemen will use Uran-6 robotized systems to clear mines in the Syrian town of Palmyra recently liberated from militants of Daesh terrorist organization, Tass quoted the press office of Russia’s Defense Ministry as saying on Thursday. The personnel of a combined unit of the international mine-clearing center have gone through instructions and practical training in the Moscow Region beforeRead more