Rock-mining bacteria could support human presence in space

Workers accepted a three-year contract with a signing bonus of $7,000.

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – 6 March 2013: Leading provider of intuitive software solutions to the mining and exploration industry, MICROMINE (UK), has awarded a £1,000 bursary to an undergraduate geology student from the University of Leicester as part of the annual MICROMINE Student Bursary Programme. The 2013 recipient is Matthew Booth, a third-year student in Leicester’s MGeol Applied and Environmental Geology course.

The West Australian reports that after the agreement between a mining contractor, an education company and the State Government, the plan to […]

More stringent environmental enforcement and a shift of resources to regions.

Firm says mega-mining construction projects, which accounted for much of Australia’s production growth in recent years, will peak and die later this year.

Miningweekly.com reports that South Africa’s Science and Technology Minister, Derek Hanekom, said that the country must invest in research and development (R&D) […]

Stakeholders must address matters of infrastructure, regulatory uncertainty, skills shortages and Aboriginal rights.

According to the annual Mining Executive Insights survey conducted by Ventyx, the top priority for the participating mining companies was the safety […]

As reported on miningweekly.com, the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) in South Africa will be offering free training courses for its members. […]