China gets tough on coal, pollution
Bans new coal-fired power plants in some areas as part of anti-pollution measures.
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Voith CPC 1600 fluid coupling doubles productivity in a Chinese coal mine
An additional 350,000 metric tons of coal production per month has been made possible at the Chinese Sandaogou coal mine in Shaanxi province thanks to the powerful CPC 1600 AFC (armored face conveyor) coupling.
Metso selected for Dow Jones Sustainability Index
Metso has been selected for the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI).
Report: Billionaire Steinmetz Geneva home raided amid Simandou probe
Diamond magnate Beny Steinmetz's BSG Resources caught up in a corruption probe of concession for Africa's richest iron ore field.
About 100 workers evacuated from Rio Tinto’s Bingham Canyon Mine
Company removed employees from the mine’s lower pit and halted operations for the nigh as precautionary measures.
Iron ore-rich Pilbara was once a separate continent: study
The Pilbara and Yilgarn Cratons regions were once a small continent, about the size of Japan.
EPA raid on Alaska’s gold mines triggers federal probe
Agency officials took part last month in an "armed inspection" to several gold mines near the remote town of Chicken, Alaska.
Gold getting knocked down again
Gold prices continued to nose-dive on Thursday, falling around 2,5% this morning to $1,329 after hitting a low $1,326 earlier.
The 5 biggest Australian mining services project cancellations
Chinese slowdown, weak commodity prices, rising costs, politics and poor business confidence sent these five monster mining services projects to the shelf.
