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If pressed, Hans Matthews, could run to Parliament Hill within five minutes from his office at the consulting firm Price Waterhouse. But under no circumstances will he go running to government for money for the two-year-old Canadian Aboriginal Minerals Association.

Matthews says CAMA might spend more time justifying or documenting its use rather than getting on with the task of improving communities and mining companies that are running operations on their land.

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A new study by the International Labor Organizations says coal mining is becoming a more dangerous occupation.

The agency, which is an arm of The United Nations, says 11,000 people are killed working in the mines every year.

The survey documents nearly one million serious accidents and calls for new safety measures.

Australia has the best coal mining safety record, followed by the United States and Britain. Canada ranks fourth.

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A new study by the International Labor Organizations says coal mining is becoming a more dangerous occupation.

The agency, which is an arm of The United Nations, says 11,000 people are killed working in the mines every year.

The survey documents nearly one million serious accidents and calls for new safety measures.

Australia has the best coal mining safety record, followed by the United States and Britain. Canada ranks fourth.

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Environmental groups, industry, government and Aboriginal groups are each looking for different things in the geologically rich Slave province of the Northwest Territories.

This year's environmental review of a proposed BHP Minerals Canada Ltd. diamond mine in the Lac de Gras area may set the tone for development in the region over the next decade or so. It will almost certainly indicate which group's wish list is most likely to be met.

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Mining company to pay compensation for affected trappers

Heather Hueston, Reprinted with permission from The Yukon News

To "Grandpa" Art John, the signing of a $1.4 million accord between the Ross River Dena and the new owners of Faro mine is a good thing.

Anvil Range Mining Corp. will pay him and other trappers affected by the mine re-opening $1,800 a year in compensation.

"It'll help," said John. "It takes a lot of money to live up here."

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Mining company to pay compensation for affected trappers

Heather Hueston, Reprinted with permission from The Yukon News

To "Grandpa" Art John, the signing of a $1.4 million accord between the Ross River Dena and the new owners of Faro mine is a good thing.

Anvil Range Mining Corp. will pay him and other trappers affected by the mine re-opening $1,800 a year in compensation.

"It'll help," said John. "It takes a lot of money to live up here."

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Take a look at your surroundings: What do you see? Depending on where you are reading this article, you could be in an igloo, in the middle of a forest or in the hustle and bustle of the big city. That is, you could be in either a rural or urban setting.

Ask yourself who has helped create your man-made surroundings? What kind of person is involved in the creation of streets, buildings, airports, dams, communities, hamlets and cities?

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Take a look at your surroundings: What do you see? Depending on where you are reading this article, you could be in an igloo, in the middle of a forest or in the hustle and bustle of the big city. That is, you could be in either a rural or urban setting.

Ask yourself who has helped create your man-made surroundings? What kind of person is involved in the creation of streets, buildings, airports, dams, communities, hamlets and cities?

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For thousands of years man has mined the Earth for its riches. Today's mining operations, from huge earth-moving strip mines to shafts dug kilometres down into the earth, are located in all parts of the globe. Engineers who work to discover, evaluate, recover and process mineral deposits from the earth are called mining engineers.

Mining engineers develop and apply methods of finding and recovering metals, minerals and ores from the earth or the ocean floor.

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For thousands of years man has mined the Earth for its riches. Today's mining operations, from huge earth-moving strip mines to shafts dug kilometres down into the earth, are located in all parts of the globe. Engineers who work to discover, evaluate, recover and process mineral deposits from the earth are called mining engineers.

Mining engineers develop and apply methods of finding and recovering metals, minerals and ores from the earth or the ocean floor.