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Even before China designated the mineral-rich sea as a "core interest" last year, Beijing's maritime policy has led to brief but at times bloody scrapes that seem to portend a more serious conflict.

Vietnam and the Dragon 2011

Pressure from a chamber of magma (superheated molten rock), located deep underground, forced mineral-rich fluids upwards into cracks in the limestone.

Did you know? Chihuahua caves house the world's largest crystals 2009

The reactions followed a military court sentence of between 10 and 20 years in prison for those convicted of a mass rape on New Year's Day in the nearby town of Fizi, in the mineral-rich and lawless South Kivu Province.

Activists Seek More Justice After Congo Rape Sentencing 2011

After years of fruitless attempts to get that sign-off, Tata thought it had a breakthrough in 2005 when it signed agreements with the mineral-rich state of Jharkhand to expand one existing plant and build a new one for a total estimated investment of $12 billion.

India's Tata Finds Home Hostile Amol Sharma 2011

It was maybe two-thirds full of chunks of ice and mineral-rich rocks.

365 tomorrows » Sam Clough : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2009

The reactions followed a military court sentence of between 10 and 20 years in prison for those convicted of a mass rape on New Year's Day in the nearby town of Fizi, in the mineral-rich and lawless South Kivu Province.

Activists Seek More Justice After Congo Rape Sentencing 2011

NEW DELHI – The mineral-rich state of Orissa in eastern India has asked the Steel Authority of India Ltd. to stop work at the Bolani iron-ore mines until it renews its federal environmental clearance, a government official said Wednesday.

Orissa Asks SAIL to Stop Work at Bolani Mines Prasenjit Bhattacharya 2012

With Orissa's tribals accounting for more than a fifth of its population, the highest proportion for any state, the route to industrialization often cuts through the mineral-rich lands inhabited by the tribals.

Can Posco Cross The India Barrier? 2011

A precious commodity himself, Mr. Dinnison belongs to a class of nouveau riche rising in remote and mineral-rich parts of the world, such as Western Australia state, where mining companies are investing heavily to develop and expand iron-ore mines.

The $200,000-a-Year Mine Worker John W. Miller 2011

India's environment ministry has, over the past months, delayed or refused permission to several industrial and mining projects, especially in mineral-rich but densely forested eastern India, citing the possible damage that constructing large factories or mines can cause to local populations and the ecology.

India Puts on Hold Forest Clearance to Posco Prasenjit Bhattacharya 2011