In unveiling Canada’s British Columbia’s job-creation strategy last September, the Premier Christy Clark said the government planed to capitalize on high demand for minerals, especially in Asia, by opening up eight new mines in the next four years and expanding nine more by 2015.
Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT) plans to relocate one of its major production factories from Japan to the U.S. and employ an estimated 1,400 workers, announced the company.
David Coffin, who with his brother Eric publish the respected mining newsletter HRA Advisories Hard Rock Analyst, passed away suddenly last Thursday.
With the mining skills shortage and the Australian Government's Regional Migration Agreement, more foreign workers are moving to the Northern Territory to meet the demand, reports Australian Mining.
NT Minister for business and employment Delia Lawrie said in a statement the NT was set to experience huge growth and demand for workers was outstripping local supply. "While we are investing heavily in local training, it is still not enough to meet demand in a competitive Australian labour market," she said. “This RMA will act as a pressure valve for the local economy, helping businesses experiencing a shortage of staff to find workers when none can be sourced locally.”
Caterpillar Inc. CAT -0.65% announced today it has selected land near Athens, Georgia, as the location for a new facility that will build small track-type tractors and mini hydraulic excavators. The state-of-the-art, one-million-square-foot-facility is expected to directly employ 1,400 people once it is fully operational.
Arizona congressman Paul Gosar (R-Flagstaff), during a hearing today on the Department of the Interior's 2013 budget, took the opportunity to question Interior Secretary Ken Salazar on his department's opposition to a bill clearing the way for the proposed Resolution Copper mine near Superior, Arizona.
US-Iranian saber-rattling or impending shoot-out?
Unionists from around the world will gather in the Canadian city of Alma, Quebec, from March 30 to April 1, to express their support for locked-out Rio Tinto Alcan workers who are fighting to preserve decent jobs, said international unions representatives on Wednesday.
Alderon Iron Ore Corp. CA:ADV +1.55% (otcqx:ALDFF) ("Alderon" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that the Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, along with the Honourable Peter Penashue, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, announced yesterday in a press release that the Government of Canada will invest up to $55 million and will contribute to the construction of a new multi-user deep water dock at the Port of Sept-Iles equipped with two ship loaders, as well as two conveyor lines. Construction of the new multi-user facility is expected to be completed by the end of March 2014.
Uranium exploration in Australia’s eastern state of New South Wales (NSW) may soon become a reality after Premier Barry O'Farrell's cabinet checked off on a proposal to reverse a 26-year-old ban, reports the Sydney Morning Herald.