India the next China? Don’t bet on it, says BHP
Michael Pascoe, writing for the Sydney Morning Herald, hits on a little-reported theme gleaned from remarks by BHP Billiton chairman Jac Nasser this week in Sydney.
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McEwen considers selling the Los Azules Project in Argentina
McEwen Mining (TSX and NYSE:MUX) President and CEO Rob McEwen on Thursday cautioned shareholders that recent energy-industry expropriation and Argentina government policy decrees augured negatively for its San José silver/gold mine and other development projects.
Planetary Resources doesn’t want more people onboard its asteroids-mining ship
Less than a month after officially launching its asteroid-mining plans, Google’s billionaire co-founders and filmmaker James Cameron’s owned company Planetary Resources, has already decided not to accept any more job applications.
China is developing a grid better for coal than renewables: report
China won’t meet its carbon and energy intensity targets unless dramatic changes to its electricity grid are applied, says a study by U.S.-based Energy Transition Research Institute.
Peru’s illegal mining exports problem worse than drug trafficking: report
Peru’s illegal mining exports reached $1.8 billion in 2011, exceeding even drug trafficking profits, which accounted for $1.2 billion, said local consultancy firm Macroconsult.
Mining industry plans to invest $20 billion in renewable energy by 2020, forecasts Pike Research
According to a new report from Pike Research, worldwide investment by the mining industry on renewable energy and energy conservation will reach approximately $8.4 billion by 2016 and nearly $20 billion by 2020.
Silvercorp sets records in China as it emerges from short and distort saga
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Mining said to need ‘image makeover’ to attract workers. Paying average $40 an hour not enough
Despite paying the highest wages – average $40.42/hour vs a $25/hour across sectors – the mining industry faces an uphill struggle filling more than 100,000 new positions by 2021.
Lack of Workers in Mongolia’s Mining Industry is caused by the Education System
Although there are nearly 50,000 job postings registered at the Mongolian Labor Exchange, the unemployment rate in the country is extremely high, […]