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10 years on – the Chilean miners rescue

October 13th marks a decade since the end of the longest underground entrapment in history. A cave-in at the San Jose copper-gold mine in Copiapó left 33 miners trapped 2300 ft below ground, for 69 days.

 
 
 

Golden Birch announces initial drilling programme plans

Golden Birch Resources Inc. has announced that it is preparing to begin a drilling programme at the Omu copper-gold prospect located within the company’s flagship Keveri property, located in Papua New Guinea.