November 9, 2011 Government of Canada and Yukon College partner to increase capacity in skilled mining technology jobs On behalf of the Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency (CanNor) and Minister of Health, Ryan Leef Member of Parliament for Yukon and Shelagh Rowles,…
November 8, 2011 BHP Partners with University College London to Attract Resource Students to Adelaide University College London (OCL) in Adelaide, in partnership with BHP, has launched a $2 million program to create scholarships for energy and […]
November 8, 2011 Mining degrees pay well but are not popular Mining and geoscience degrees pay well compared to other degrees, but they are not popular with students. The Wall Street Journal published an interactive chart that compares 173 possible college…
November 4, 2011 Suncor Energy improves haul-truck operator instruction using innovative curriculum Chuck Frey, marketing manager for VISTA Training Inc., explains how Suncor Energy used VISTA to improve the training curriculum of their haul truck operators. A key element in the success…
November 2, 2011 York University Engineering Department Receives $25 Million from Mining Entrpreneur Pierre Lassonde, co-founder of Franco-Nevada Mining Corp., is donating $25 million to develop York University's engineering department, which has up to this point been noted as lacking in student body,…
November 1, 2011 Anglo American acquires 10th Thoroughtec simulator for Peace River Coal Anglo American’s Peace River Coal Mine has taken a giant leap forward in enhancing their strategic abilities by improving operator competency, safety and productivity.
October 31, 2011 South African Deputy Minister of Mineral Resources Urges Skills Building for the South African Mining Industry BuaNews: Deputy Minister of Mineral Resources Godfrey Oliphant is urging the South African Mining Qualifications Authority (MQA) to continue building skills programs to benefit the mining sector, currently suffering from…
October 31, 2011 Norilsk Mickel and Bellona hold Seminar on Cross-Border Metal Processing Pollution Bellona reports: the Kola Mining and Metallurgical Company (GMK), a division of the smelting giant Norilsk Nickel, and international environmental NGO Bellona discussed environmental problems today in a seminar regarding…
October 31, 2011 New Skills Program for Mining and Forestry in Northern BC As a part of BC's job plan, a new training program to address a skills shortage in forestry and mining was announced today, reports Energetic City. Over the next 18…
October 27, 2011 NW Australian Girls Encouraged to Consider the Resource Industry Today's 4Girls2 Professional Pathways showcase in Northwest Australia's Overlander Hotel will give local young women the opportunity to speak to female Xstrata Mount Isa Mines employees about careers for women…
Construction on track for Q1 completion at Sibanye’s Keliber lithium project in Finland Keliber is the EU's most advanced integrated lithium project, with planned LiOH production of around 15,000 tonnes per annum. January 19, 2026 | 01:57 pm