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The annual event attracted teams from as far as England and Australia as students who are getting high-tech instruction take time to compete in old-timey mining events.
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ROLLA - Sometimes, the best way to see how strong something is means shooting it with a cannon loaded up with stuff found in a coal mine.While this may…
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A group of residents in Franklin County want to sue state and local officials for authorizing a gravel mining project that could threaten the gray bat, an…
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Legislation is being considered in the Missouri House that would block the Nixon administration from creating a new state park in the southern part of the…
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The U.S. Geological Survey is searching for commercially important minerals in southeastern Missouri. But the researchers won't be using any shovels or…
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The controversy over coal use hits close to home.It’s not only that coal-burning companies Ameren Missouri, Peabody Energy, and Arch Coal are…
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A lead mining company is heading to trial next month, but this week, they’re hoping to hedge their bet.The Missouri legislature passed a bill earlier this…
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Hundreds of miners from across the country protested outside of St. Louis-based Peabody Energy on Tuesday.The miners are accusing Peabody of orchestrating…
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today clean-up methods it will take on a former mining site in Madison County.The Madison County Mines…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Aug. 17, 2012 - Nearly half a mile under the reddish rocks of South Africa’s arid North West…