http://www.wtfnews.org/ Stories tagged Miner en-us Sat, 25 May 2013 04:01:15 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/general/chinese-coal-miner-rescued-after-being-trapped-underground-for-17-days/ A Chinese coal miner has been rescued after being trapped underground for 17 days by an underground flood that killed at least 10 others. State television and the official Xinhua News Agency say rescuers brought 39-year-old Si Li out of the Junyuan No. 2 Coal Mine in the northeastern city of Hegang on Saturday. The reports Sunday said he was hospitalized in stable condition. ]]> Sun, 20 May 2012 07:42:58 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/general/chinese-coal-miner-rescued-after-being-trapped-underground-for-17-days/ http://www.wtfnews.org/general/chinese-millionaire-becomes-miner-to-stop-gambling/ Addictions are a life-long struggle for most people. There are very few who manage to successfully kick self-destructive habits for good. 39-year-old Chinese millionaire, Qijang Zhang Yongqiang, is one such person. He was able to get rid of his gambling addiction by taking up a unique hobby – mining. Zhang is the owner of a couple of supermarkets and a few other properties in China. As a rich person, he had taken to gambling and soon got addicted to it, losing up to 8... ]]> Sun, 22 Apr 2012 19:22:56 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/general/chinese-millionaire-becomes-miner-to-stop-gambling/ http://www.wtfnews.org/world-news/streets-of-london-really-are-paved-with-gold/ Following the "urban miner" who makes a living finding precious metals on the sidewalks of New York's "diamond district", the Telegraph went to see if the streets of London might also be paved with gold. ]]> Sun, 26 Jun 2011 03:00:23 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/world-news/streets-of-london-really-are-paved-with-gold/