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Mongolia legislates caps on foreign investment
Posted on May 17, 2012
Mongolia is capping foreign investment in certain industries, including mining, in an attempt to keep profits inside the mineral-rich nation's borders.
Fire-damaged Quebec mill running again
Posted on May 17, 2012
The mill at Osisko Mining's Canadian Malarctic mine is back in operation after a fire shut it down last week.
AREVA and Mitsubishi co-operate on Australian uranium exploration
Posted on May 16, 2012
AREVA and Mitsubishi Corporation, through their respective subsidiaries Afmeco Mining and Exploration Pty Ltd (AFMEX) and Mitsubishi Development Pty Ltd (MDP), have decided to work together in a uranium exploration program in Australia.
Want to get rich quick? Become an iron ore trader
Posted on May 15, 2012
Forget about precious metals, oil or pork bellies: For commodities traders, iron ore is the new Shangri-La.
Chinese 'Pompeii' threatened by coal mine
Posted on May 15, 2012
A forest of fossils that is being compared to a "vegetational Pompeii" is under threat from coal mining, says a story in China Daily.
Awarded Latin American engineer offers insights on the mining industry
Posted on May 15, 2012
Carmen Bernedo, a senior civil engineer with MWH, a global leader of the wet infrastructure sector, was recently honoured with two industry awards– one for outstanding Colorado woman in engineering by the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC), and the other for earning a diplomate, water resources engineer certificate (D.WRE) from the American Academy of Water Resources Engineers (AAWRE). She is one of only 600 engineers worldwide who has qualified for the D.WRE credential.
Ritchie Bros pays $64 million for AssetNation
Posted on May 10, 2012
Mining and construction equipment auction house Ritchie Bros. has acquired AssetNation Inc., an online provider of surplus and salvage assets, for US$64 million.
Taseko redux? BC first nation flexes muscles on Red Chris
Posted on May 9, 2012
A proposal by Imperial Metals to develop the Red Chris mine in northern BC is not sitting well with a local First Nation.
Wall vs Mulcair: Saskatchewan premier defends mining, oilsands
Posted on May 9, 2012
Trading barbs over the allocation of resource revenues is a blood sport in Canada, and the latest contenders are newly minted NDP leader Thomas Mulcair and Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall.
Industry turns to NASCAR as coal defense gets political
Posted on May 7, 2012
Bloomberg reports the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity is tapping the great American sport of NASCAR racing in a bid to win popular support for the coal industry.
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