A Peruvian community has threatened to oppose the expansion of MMG Ltd's major Las Bambas copper mine, according to a document seen by Reuters, hinting at a new flashpoint for the project shortly after the state approved the increase in production.

Peru community plans opposition to Las Bambas mine expansion

Fourteen miners lost their lives while two are still trapped underground following a coal and gas blast at a mine in southwest China in the early hours of Tuesday, AFP news agency report said quoting authorities.

14 miners dead following mine blast in southwest China

At least six people were killed in a mine explosion in the northeastern Afghan province of Kapisa, local media reported on Wednesday. According to Afghanistan's TOLOnews agency, citing local law enforcement, four women and two children, most likely related, were killed when a roadside mine went off in a village in the Nijrab district of Kapisa province on Tuesday.

Six killed in mine explosion in Afghanistan's Kapisa

A US army vehicle was damaged in a mine explosion in western Niger, but there were no fatalities, and the US military was investigating whether the incident was hostile, embassy and local security forces said on Sunday.

United States army vehicle damaged in mine explosion in Niger

No terror group has claimed the responsibility for the attack as yet

Afghanistan: 5 killed in mine explosion at Nangarhar

The blast occurred on Saturday evening when a magnetic mine was detonated

Eleven injured in mine explosion in Afghanistan

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