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Search results for "mining inspection" ...
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China in Africa: Young Workers, Deadly Mines
Reporters found a Chinese-directed mining industry in Congo that exploited teenagers to risk their lives mining ore. China promised the Congo government a $9 billion loan for access to the mines, but the payment never arrived.
Tags: lung disease; dust; false medical report; raw materials; Peru; Zimbabwe; mining inspection;
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Mining For Dollars
This investigation exposed waste and negligence in the Arizona State Mine Inspector's office. Employees were found using state cars for personal trips, exploiting the travel budget (including a 10 person trip to Reno for a conference that was not pertinent to most of them) and not performing inspections. One inspector had not performed a single inspection in 2005 as of story's broadcast.
Tags: mining; mines; mine safety; mine inspection; government waste; Arizona; state government