May 19, 2011 Underground hardrock training program at Hoyle Pond Mine to help solve Ontario skills shortage The Timmins Times reports Goldcorp Porcupine Gold Mines and Northern College have teamed up to offer the Basic Underground Hardrock Miner Common Core training program at Goldcorp's Holye Pond Mine.…
May 18, 2011 CTV: Strategic education planning and aboriginal engagement needed for mining growth in Saskatchewan Leanne Bellegarde, lawyer, member of the Kawacatoose First Nation in Saskatchewan, and director of aboriginal strategy for Potash Corp of Saskatchewan Ltd., argues that in order to take advantage of…
May 17, 2011 Odwyn Jones: cutting mining and other trades-based education in regional universities is a mistake Australian universities are cutting mining and other trades-based programs in their regional campuses, and this is a bad choice for the country, argues Odwyn Jones of The West Australian. He…
May 17, 2011 Mining Weekly: three Australian organizations team up to address skills shortage in mining Mining Weekly reports that the Western Australian Chamber of Minerals and Energy (CME), the Queensland Resources Council (QRC), and the national industry skills council, SkillsDMC, have signed a memorandum of…
May 17, 2011 The Advertiser: Does fast-track training to meet mining boom mean cut corners in Australia? Australia needs every worker it can get if it intends to take advantage of its current mining boom, but Melvin Mansell of The Advertiser argues that a proposal to fast-track…
May 16, 2011 Three-day Pumpology® School held in Port Orange, Florida Coal International reports: the 21st annual Pumpology® School was held by Thompson Pump & Manufacturing Co., Inc. this April in Port Orange, Florida. The three-day workshop included training sessions for…
May 16, 2011 University of Newfoundland receives mineral analysis equipment to advance mining research The Research & Development Corporation of Newfoundland and Labrador (RDC) and the Iron Ore Company of Canada (IOC) has provided a grant to the Memorial University of Newfoundland that will…
May 13, 2011 Newmont offers Ghanaian students mining apprenticeship program The Chronicle reports that 45 Ghanaian students have been offered a four-year apprenticeship program with Newmont Akyem. The apprenticeships will be undergone in the US, Ghana or South Africa. These…
May 12, 2011 GIW Industries presents slurry pumping course online GIW Industries is co-sponsoring a new web-based course on slurry pumping with the USF Polytechnic Florida Industry and Phosphate Research Institute. It consists of six modules covering Slurry Pumping Basics,…
May 11, 2011 First set of Canadian miners and mineral processing operators receive Canadian Mining Credentials Program certification A selection of underground and surface miners and mineral processing operators from Teck Resources Limited has received national certification through the Canadian Mining Credentials Program, developed by the Mining Industry…
Rio Tinto’s fourth-quarter iron ore, copper output beat estimates Despite the comeback performance, Rio Tinto is still in danger of losing the top producer spot to Brazil's Vale. January 20, 2026 | 02:08 pm
