February 24, 2012

Call for Applicants to the 2012 Scholars Program from Remember The Miners

PRWeb reports: Created in 2011, the Remember The Miners Scholars Program was created to provide financial aid to miners' families in West Virginia, and students in mining education. Applications are…

February 23, 2012

Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada’s convention pumps $72 million into Toronto economy

According to a recent report generated by the Ontario Ministry of Tourism and Culture, the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada's (PDAC) Convention contributed nearly $72 million to Toronto's economy…

February 23, 2012

Mining 101 Workshop in Perth, Australia

MiningNews.net reports: Resourceful Events is presenting a Mining 101 workshop in Perth on June 18th. The Mining 101 workshop is an excellent introduction for companies looking to provide their services…

February 23, 2012

Regional Trade School for Broken Hill

A regional trade school linking five colleges across the far west is nearing completion. The school will involve linking students at Menindee, Ivanhoe, Wilcannia, Broken Hill and Willyama. The five…

February 22, 2012

Improved Education System in South Africa Needed to Take Advantage of Mineral Opportunities

In a presentation at the University of Pretoria, Xstrata CEO Mick Davis said that South Africa would need to shape up its education system and produce a large number of…

February 21, 2012

In search of the restless metal

Silver has been its normal restless self this last year, but holders of silver bullion might not feel adequately rewarded.

February 20, 2012

Josh Fischman: Does Engineering Education have to Change to Stem the Dropout Rate?

Josh Fischman of the Percolate blog reports from the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science on the movement to re-evaluate engineering curricula to keep undergraduates…

February 20, 2012

South Africa develops Qualification for Health and Safety Advisor

The South Africa Mining Qualifications Authority is developing a general Occupational Health and Safety Advisor qualification, the first in an anticipated succession of qualifications for safety professionals, reports Sheqafrica. The…

February 20, 2012

Rio Tinto bets on future of automated mining

A train loaded with iron ore travels towards the Rio Tinto Parker Point iron ore facility in Dampier in the Pilbara region of Western Australia April 20, 2011. Credit: Reuters/Daniel…

February 19, 2012

High school grads crush teacher salaries with +$50K/yr mining jobs

The salaries that high school grads can pull in from mining has at least one Idaho teacher considering a mid-life career change.