Small independent mines that are often operated illegally, as well as larger government-run mines, have been plagued by lax safety, despite repeated official efforts to reduce accidents.
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Bre-X hired an independent mining consultant, Strathcona Mineral Services Ltd ., two weeks ago to conduct its own study of the mine and to check Freeport's work.
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Bre-X's newly hired independent mining consultant, Strathcona Mineral Services Ltd ., is now drilling its own holes at Busang to audit the work done by Bre-X and Freeport.
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The presence of many independent mining companies in Louisville saved the town from becoming a " company town ", wholly owned and dominated by a single mining company.
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Bre-X said it hired Strathcona Mineral Services Ltd ., a Toronto-based independent mining industry consultant, to audit the drilling and sampling programs performed by both Bre-X and Freeport-McMoRan.
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Two independent mining engineers hired by the company last month to conduct a forensic audit of the Josh Project concluded test samples from the property were tampered with.
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Two independent mining engineers hired by the company last month to conduct a forensic audit of the Josh Project concluded they found tampering in test samples from the property.
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Government officials in Caracas contend that large-scale mining is easier to regulate and tax than small-scale independent mining and that it will open the country's untamed south to development.
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And independent mining and marketing businesses are the riskiest bets _ their fortunes could rise sharply if oil prices continues to go up, or plunge if they head lower.
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But by 1963, the numbers had fallen dramatically in the wake of years of turmoil, including an attempt to establish the region as the independent Mining State of South Kasai.
