March 15, 2013 Hundreds of workers sacked at BHP’s Escondida in Chile The cause of their dismissal is their involvement in demonstrations for better wages and benefits early this month.
March 15, 2013 German researchers develop mineral as flexible as rubber Experts believe their invention could be a good replacement for asbestos.
March 15, 2013 Ten banks to back up Rio Tinto’s Oyu Tolgoi: report The mine is currently operating under a temporary month-to-month budget from Rio's coffers
March 15, 2013 Britain plunges into deep sea mining with American company New industry could bring in as much as $60 billion for the country.
March 14, 2013 Joy Global Inc. Announces Leadership Succession Plans Joy Global Inc. (NYSE: JOY) today announced that Michael W. Sutherlin, President and Chief Executive Officer, has set plans to retire at the end of this year.
March 14, 2013 Is the price of gold manipulated Libor-style? The Commodity Futures Commission is determining whether or not the big banks are manipulating gold prices daily.
March 14, 2013 Hochschild profits, shares hit by low silver price A production dip also contributed to the profit decline.
March 14, 2013 Xstrata to bring Canada’s fabled coal mines back to life Donkin mine would produce about three million tons of coal a year.
March 14, 2013 South Africa mining production up thanks to iron ore, diamonds The news surprised analysts, who had predicted a decline of 4.2%
March 14, 2013 Maptek sponsors UK students for International Mining Games This year, the 35th Mining Games are being hosted by the Colorado School of Mines in Golden, Colorado from March 13-17. Teams represent universities throughout the United States, Canada, Australia,…
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