July 13, 2012
Mining companies exploring and operating in Ecuador had some good news yesterday as President Rafael Correa said on state-owned radio station, Radio Publica, he might need to make it easier…
July 13, 2012
South Africa’s Chamber of Mines said Friday it will set up a special CEO “elimination of fatalities team” in an effort to bring down the number of deaths at the…
July 13, 2012
The Canadian mining company continues to struggle with cost overruns at its flagship Boleo mine in Mexico, the company has not yet received any funding proposals for the project and…
July 13, 2012
South Africa's gold output continues to fall, dropping a further 2.9% in May. The last time the country's mines produced this little, the nation was still ruled by the Queen…
July 13, 2012
Workers at Xstrata's Mt. Owen coal mine in Australia painted their haul trucks blue in a crusade to raise awareness and funds for prostate cancer research.
July 13, 2012
Despite the recent deadly and divisive disputes over mining projects in Peru, London-based mining giant Anglo American got the green light from the regional government of Moquegua for its $3…
July 13, 2012
The Chinese economy logged 7.6% of growth in the second quarter, falling beneath the 8% threshold for the first time in three years, and hitting its lowest level since the…
July 13, 2012
Glasgow residents could have a convenient and plentiful source of geothermal energy right beneath their feet, in the abandoned mineshafts and mining structures buried under the city’s streets.
July 12, 2012
This month’s calendar has been chock a block with one important meeting or vote or conference after another.
July 12, 2012
Spanish photographer Palindromo Meszaros has released a series of haunting photos depicting the devastating impact of a toxic aluminum spill in 2010 upon forests and rural communities in Western Hungary.
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