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NAIROBI - The African Union (AU) is conducting a public campaign for sustainable mining in the 55 member states, an official of the bloc said Tuesday.

China's first 110-ton NTE120AT unmanned electric mining truck -- developed by Inner Mongolia North Hauler Joint Stock Co, a Baotou-based mining truck manufacturer -- was successfully launched recently, making China the third country to boast having unmanned mining vehicle technology after the US and Japan.

BEIJING, March 6 (Xinhua) -- China will roll out more opening measures in the agriculture, mining, manufacturing and service sectors, and allow wholly foreign funded enterprises to operate in more sectors, a senior official of the country's top economic planner said Wednesday.

China's coal industry saw reasonably fluctuating prices and increased profitability in 2018, thanks to basically balanced supply and demand, according to a report issued by the China National Coal Association on Friday.

BEIJING -- China's coal supply and demand was basically balanced last year, with prices fluctuating within a reasonable range, an industry report showed.

BEIJING - Fixed asset investment (FAI) in China's non-ferrous metal sector edged up 1.2 percent year-on-year in 2018, official data showed.

JOHANNESBURG, Feb. 5 (Xinhua) -- Africa's mining sector will continue to improve in 2019, despite trade wars and increased regulatory challenges, said the Standard Bank on Tuesday.

RIO DE JANEIRO - The death toll from the collapse of a tailings dam in Brazil's southeastern state of Minas Gerais has risen to 110, with 238 still missing, the state civil defense authorities said on Thursday.