January 21, 2013

Funding for Research on the Impacts of Coal Seam Gas Mining

The Northern Star reports that the Southern Cross University in Australia plans a research project on the impacts of coal seam gas […]

January 19, 2013

SURVEY: Senior geologists working in US got a 10% salary bump last year

Strictly six figures now.

January 19, 2013

Asteroid Mining as a Topic at the Vancouver Investment Conference

Stockhouse.com reports that one of the speakers at the Vancouver Resource Investment Conference will be talking about mining platinum and other rare […]

January 17, 2013

Energy Skills Queensland Offers Course for Fraser Coast’s Indigenous Job Seekers

As reported on the Fraser Coast Chronicle, a new 10-week course for Fraser Coast’s indigenous job seekers will be offered by Energy […]

January 15, 2013

Laurentian creates first research chair in open-pit mining

IAMGOLD funds position at Laurentian University in Sudbury with $1.25M investment.

January 12, 2013

New Rare Earth Research Institute in the US

BBC News reports that a new research institute for rare earths is to be built in Ames, Iowa. The US Department of […]

January 11, 2013

Bricks made of Recycled Toxic Mining Residues

Peru this Week reports that a project developed by the San Pablo Catholic University of Arequipa received funding from the ministry of […]

January 10, 2013

Agreement on Development of Mining Robots

As reported on bizjournals.com, an agreement was signed by the Robotics Institute at the Carnegie Mellon University and the mining company Anglo […]

January 9, 2013

Growing Market for Operator Training Simulators

As reported on PACE, the market for Operator Training Simulator (OTS) is expected to grow significantly over the next years. Due to […]

January 4, 2013

Fewer mining fatalities in Kentucky

As reported on WYMT, the rate of mining fatalities in Kentucky dropped 50% in 2012 compared to the previous year. The positive […]