http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/tags/mining.htm Latest news stories from around the world. Radio Australia News nospam@your.abc.net.au nospam@your.abc.net.au 2008-11-21T08:16:25+11:00 2008-11-21T08:16:25+11:00 The Nauru government says while it still grapples with substantial debt, the nation is on the way to economic recovery, largely due to phosphate mining.http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200811/s2425738.htm2008-11-21T08:16:25+11:00Rescuers in central China have saved 32 out of 34 miners who had been trapped by an underground flood in a colliery in Henan province.http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200811/s2423296.htm2008-11-19T08:07:53+11:00Politicians in Australia's Northern Territory have welcomed discovery of another massive uranium deposit at an existing mine near Kakadu National Park.http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200811/s2422273.htm2008-11-17T22:53:03+11:00The Australian mining giant BHP Billiton is walking away from a controversial nickel development project in Indonesia.http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200811/s2419383.htm2008-11-14T14:16:43+11:00The Australian Greens party says the zinc producer Nyrstar must produce its economic figures to justify why it's threatening to shut down its Australian operations under an emissions trading scheme.http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200811/s2418831.htm2008-11-13T20:52:53+11:00The world's largest zinc producer, Nyrstar, says it will have to close two of its Australian smelters if the government's proposed tax on carbon is introduced.http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200811/s2418440.htm2008-11-13T11:35:57+11:00An Australian-based scientist is calling on the Papua New Guinea government to stop a mining company from dumping millions of tonnes of waste into the ocean.http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200811/s2416675.htm2008-11-11T15:35:42+11:00