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Every day, dust from huge spoil tips blows into the residential areas around Johannesburg in South Africa. What many people don't know: It contains uranium. Researchers from the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf have investigated the extent to which children living near old gold mines are exposed. The hair analyses show clear differences to children from areas without mining.

Raw material extraction project in the Ore Mountains pushed ahead

A new ore mine is to be built in Pöhla in the Ore Mountains. Similar plans are also being pursued elsewhere in Saxony - for lithium and tin, for example. What is the current status? | more

Saxon Mining Authority approves plans for new mine in Pöhla

Tungsten, tin and fluorspar are to be extracted in a new mine in the Ore Mountains. The mining authority has now given the go-ahead. | more

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Voivodeship Administrative Court announces verdict on controversial Turów opencast mine

Warsaw Voivodeship Administrative Court rules on the environmental impact of the Turów opencast mine following a complaint by the town of Zittau. | more

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