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About one-third of mining execs think their industry will turn bumpy this year

Mining executives don't see a lot of sunshine in 2012 and a full 20% have started laying off workers, according to a report by Business in Vancouver and the Mining Recruitment Group.

Michael Allan McCrae | June 15, 2012 | 4:42 am

‘The Rocks on the Road’ Tour brings Mining Science to Kids in the Goldfields Region

As ABC News reports, the Goldfields Mining Industry Alliance tries to engage students in the Goldfields region in mining science to minimize […]

Susanne Iberle | June 14, 2012 | 10:35 pm

Churchill Mining’s $2-billion lawsuit will not be heard by Indonesia’s supreme court

Indonesia will not be righting the perception that it's a place safe for miners after the country's supreme court said it will not hear Churchill Mining's (LON:CHL) appeal in its two-year legal battle to get compensation for a coal project that the company says was unfairly seized.

Michael Allan McCrae | June 14, 2012 | 10:06 pm

Thermal is wrecked: Chinese inventories climb to 2008 financial crisis levels

In China’s Qinhuangdao, the world’s largest coal port by capacity, inventories have exceeded levels last seen in late 2008 during the height of the financial crisis.

Frik Els | June 14, 2012 | 9:20 pm

Xstrata: Copper fundamentals are strong and ‘should stay that way’

"It's very difficult to foresee what's going to happen to copper prices, but the market remains strong and should stay that way," Sartain said at a press conference in Chile.

MINING.com Editor | June 14, 2012 | 7:40 pm

Myanmar: what investors need to know

American based sanctions removed, over $2 billion invested and host to the South Asian Games.

MINING.com Editor | June 14, 2012 | 7:22 pm

Scathing report calls India’s 2,600 mines ‘out of control’

Illegality in the mining sector has deprived state governments of badly needed revenues, threatened the industry with costly and unpredictable shutdowns, and generated political chaos that helped bring down two state governments in 2011 and 2012.

Frik Els | June 14, 2012 | 6:11 pm

Supporters rally for Kentucky coal

Kentucky still has plenty of friends of coal and many turned out to bash federal regulators who have delayed action on 36 mining permits the state issued in 2010 and 2011.

Citizen Tribune | June 14, 2012 | 5:48 pm

Xena: Warrior Princess actor convicted after camping out on an oil driller

Lucy Lawless, known for her portrayal as Xena: Warrior Princess, pleaded guilty to trespass on Thursday after she and nine Greenpeace activists camped out on an Arctic bound oil-driller docked in New Zealand.

Michael Allan McCrae | June 14, 2012 | 5:26 pm

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