May 27, 2012 Glenstrata takes shape this week The prospectus giving details of the creation of a $90 billion mining and commodities trading behemoth will find its way to the inboxes of shareholders this week.
May 27, 2012 Granted first ever right to hire foreign workers Friday. Saturday shuns 14,000 locals queuing at jobs expo Gina Rinehart's Hancock Prospecting which is hiring 1,700 foreign workers for the Roy Hill iron mine were absent from the Australian mining association job fair in Perth and so were…
May 26, 2012 UK greens warn of a return to era of ‘dirty coal’ Coal-fired power stations trialling 'carbon capture' technology could be exempt from regulations.
May 26, 2012 Military drones for mines and tailings I can hardly wait to get my first project involving the use of a drone to monitor the performance of a mine tailings facility. These days some are so big…
May 26, 2012 Smelly anti-coal-mining protests Protesters of a mining conference in downtown Vancouver were throwing more than just rocks.
May 26, 2012 Judge lifts restraining order to allow mining to resume at W.Va. surface mine A federal judge has lifted a temporary restraining order to allow continued mining operations at the Nellis surface mine in Boone County, W.Va., which is owned by Penn Virginia Resource…
May 25, 2012 Foreign workers to relieve labour shortage in Australia’s mining industry Australia’s government announced Friday it will allow a new mine to hire about 1,700 foreign workers to alleviate a labour shortage threatening the resources boom.
May 24, 2012 Rail strike threatens Canadian coal, potash A strike by CP Rail is hampering the movement of goods across Canada including mined commodities coal and potash.
May 23, 2012 Zuckerberg lost $1.5 billion in 24 hours, but he wasn’t the unluckiest billionaire. Batista was The declines wiped $1,744,800,000 from Batista's personal fortune in one day, which means he fared worse than Mark Zuckerberg who suffered more than $1.5 billion in losses as a result…
May 22, 2012 South African coal-to-liquid giant opens $440 million shaft Sasol Mining produces more than 40 million tons of coal a year, with more than 90% of the coal mined being beneficiated by Sasol to produce high-quality synthetic fuels and…
Glencore says key issues remain in Horne smelter talks Glencore has repeatedly come under fire in the province of Quebec due to the pollution that Horne causes in Rouyn-Noranda. January 30, 2026 | 01:25 pm
