PESHAWAR: Nine labourers were killed after an explosion in a mine in Orakzai district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, BOL News reported. The incident took place in a mine in Dowali area of lower Orakzai on Wednesday. According to Rescue 1122, the rescue operation has been completed and all the dead bodies have been recovered. Earlier Police … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Barrick Gold Corporation Chief Executive Officer Mark Bristow has said the company will invest approximately $7 billion in Reko Diq mines for developing gold and copper in two phases and start production by 2027. During a visit to Islamabad, Mark Bristow held a meeting Finance Minister Miftah Ismail and discussed the project. The finance … Read more
The entire frozen body of a young woolly mammoth was found preserved in northwestern Canada. This is the first discovery of its kind in North America. It is estimated that the ice age mammoth that has been mummified is more than 30,000 years old. The entire frozen body of a young woolly mammoth was found … Read more
KARACHI: The Sindh Engro Coal Mining Company (SECMC) board has approved the expansion of its Thar Coal Block II mine to 12.2 million tonnes/annum (Phase III), a statement said. With this expansion, coal price of SECMC mine will reduce to $27/tonne, it added. SECMC is expected to complete this expansion by June 2023. At a … Read more
