Alpha to stop coal production at four Kentucky mines; cut 150 jobs
Shares in the miner fell 1.8% in morning trading on the NYSE after it announced plans to stop production at four of its coal mines in Kentucky, with 150 jobs to be lost.
Gold gaps higher after dismal US jobs numbers and fresh Spanic
The raft of bad US economic numbers this week that culminated in the terrible employment report this morning, combined with the stream of bad news emanating from Europe, saw the gold price jump more than $50 an ounce on Friday.
Canada’s oil and gas industry will need to fill at least 9,500 jobs by 2015
Canada's oil and gas industry will need to fill a minimum of 9,500 jobs by 2015, according to a report released today by the Petroleum Human Resources Council of Canada.
Aussie mining jobs aplenty, if you have the right tickets
ABC News examines the rumour that big money can be made in mining in Australia with nary more than a high-school diploma.
Oil Find in Turkana (Kenya) brings Hope for Education and Jobs in the Region
As IRIN reports, the oil find in the county of Turkana (Kenya) brings hope for education and employment to the people in […]
Training Program for Indigenous Australians for Mining Jobs in Western Australia
As ABC News reports, the new program “Pathways to the Pilbara” trains Indigenous people from East Australia in basic skills needed on […]
Granted first ever right to hire foreign workers Friday. Saturday shuns 14,000 locals queuing at jobs expo
Gina Rinehart's Hancock Prospecting which is hiring 1,700 foreign workers for the Roy Hill iron mine were absent from the Australian mining association job fair in Perth and so were the $9.8 billion project's main contractors.
Thousands of mining jobs coming to Canada’s Northern Ontario thanks to new chromite project
The Ontario Ministry of Northern Development and Mines announced today that Cliffs Natural Resources will invest $3.3 billion to build a chromite mine, transportation corridor and processing facility in Northern Ontario's Ring of Fire, generating thousands of jobs and new infrastructure.
Oil drops below US$100 on jobs data
A weak job's report weighed on oil, which dropped below $100, a first since February.
