August 31, 2013

Regulating the Bitcoin

US lawmakers mull over if and how to regulate the cryptocurrency.

August 28, 2013

Doe Run donates $40,000 for Mining Survey Laboratory at Missouri S&T

As reported on stltoday.com, the Doe Run Company donated $40,000 to support the construction of a Mining Survey Laboratory at the Missouri […]

August 27, 2013

Fracking one “probable cause” of South Texas earthquakes

News comes on the heels of another study implying a link between fracking and the recent wave of earthquakes that has hit Ohio.

August 20, 2013

Fracking blamed for massive wave of earthquakes in Ohio

The state registered over 100 earthquakes in less than a year. Study links them to fracking.

August 20, 2013

$5.6 Million Funding for Centre for Northern Innovation in Mining

As reported on CBC, Prime Minister Stephen Harper annouced a funding of $5.6 million over four years for the construction of the […]

August 13, 2013

2.5 Million Safe Work Hours – Successful Training on Mine Safety

Stltoday.com reports that one of the divisions (SEMO) of the Doe Run Company reached 2.5 million work hours without a lost-time injury. […]

August 1, 2013

Technical Support for Mining Equipment through new Remote Access Facility

As reported on AJM (Australian Journal of Mining), mining equipment manufacturer Joy Global has opened a remote access facility within its office […]

July 30, 2013

Australian government has squandered spoils of mining boom: Grattan Institute

Country has not saved enough from the largest income boost it has ever seen.

July 18, 2013

Five potential game changers for the US economy

McKinsey & Company looks at five areas that could substantially boost GDP.

June 18, 2013

New Brazil mining law expected to be less severe than once feared

"If the industry was still growing robustly the pressure to raise taxes and regulation would have been stronger."