Gov. Timothy M. Kaine says Alcoa Howmet is expanding its Hampton operations to increase production and capacity.

United States Steel Corp. plans to recall about 800 laid-off workers at a plant in Canada this summer, partly to avoid possible severance payments under a provincial law, a union representative said Monday.

After being delayed by southern West Virginia flooding, a pollution lawsuit against a Massey Energy subsidiary is now set for trial Oct.

Talk of a nascent recovery in the global economy has been embraced by the Canadian natural resources sector, with several companies predicting a near-term surge in commodity prices.

West Chester, OH.-AK Steel said today that the Walbridge, Ohio plant of AK Tube LLC has been honored with a Special Award for its safety performance from the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation, division of Safety and Hygiene.

Chinese companies, which normally adhere to the pricing standards determined by their Japanese counterparts, are less likely to tag along this time.

The Hecla Mining Co. has agreed to pay $177,500 in fines for violating federal clean water laws at its Lucky Friday Mine in northern Idaho.

Solar panel grade silicon producer Timminco Ltd. said Monday it has reached a supply agreement with German solar cell producer Q-Cells SE that contemplates delivery of 100 tonnes for 2009, with more to come up until 2013.

Environmental group Mountain Justice says six people arrested on trespassing charges during a coal mining protest are still jailed.

In three separate direct actions in the West Virginia coalfields yesterday, nonviolent protestors launched the new phase of Operation Appalachian Spring, a growing national campaign to stop mountaintop removal mining and raise awareness of the catastrophic potential of government regulated blasting near a precarious coal sludge impoundment.

Agrium Inc. will go ahead with construction of new $36-million "environmentally smart nitrogen" fertilizer plant in Missouri, the Calgary-based fertilizer giant said Thursday.

Western Australia is moving closer to its first uranium mines, with junior explorer Toro Energy Ltd and BHP Billiton Ltd making progress on their respective projects in the state.