Chinese ‘Pompeii’ threatened by coal mine
A forest of fossils that is being compared to a "vegetational Pompeii" is under threat from coal mining, says a story in China Daily.
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Awarded Latin American engineer offers insights on the mining industry
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
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
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
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
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.
South Africa mine casualty figures at record low
Miningmx.com reports April has seen the lowest number of mining fatalities ever in South Africa, according to figures released by mines minister Susan Shabangu.
300 Kazakhmys workers end 3-day underground sit-in
Authorities in Kazakhstan, a former Soviet republic of 16.7 million people, are especially wary of labor unrest in single-industry towns after a months-long dispute involving sacked oil workers last year erupted into the country's worst violence in decades.
Charlie Munger: Civilized people don’t buy gold
"I think gold is a great thing to sew into your garments if you're a Jewish family in Vienna in 1939, but I think civilized people don't buy gold. They invest in productive businesses."
Orko Silver slips 11% despite release of engineering study
Releasing the results of a new engineering study failed to move the markets in a positive direction today for Orko Silver (TSX-V:OK), although the resource-heavy Toronto exchanges were also in the red.
RANKED: World’s top 20 largest gold mines
Mine production saw a modest rise to 3,672 tonnes last year, WGC data shows.