Funding for Education Program in Mine Safety for West Virginia
As wowktv reports, West Virginia will receive over $560,000 from the U.S. Department of Labor to provide training in health and safety […]
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Frenzy for Aldridge Minerals after resource update
Stock is up 28% after reporting an indicated resource of 2.6 million gold equivalent ounces at 3.05 g/t and a tripling of the inferred resource.
Labrador Iron Mines commences 2012 exploration program
An exploration budget of $8.6 million has been approved for 2012, comprising 11,280 metres (m) of drilling and 3,600 m of trenching, supported by geophysics, in 12 target areas.
Coal’s good year and uranium’s worst year
Last year coal was the the only fossil fuel to record above average worldwide growth at 5.4%, while nuclear power consumption was off 4.3%, the largest decline on record, said BP in its look at energy use in 2011.
The Duvernay shale is a colossal oil and gas play
In many ways the oil industry is a fashion industry, and in 2011 the exciting new model on the investment bankers’ catwalk was the Duvernay shale.
San Gold’s clearcut raises ire of environmentalists
To get a replacement tailing pond started for its mine, San Gold (TSE:SGR) clearcut a forest near the Wanipigow River, but the Manitoba branch of the Wilderness Committee accuses the company of taking down the trees before getting proper permission.
Infographic: The lithium ion battery
Visualcapitalist has crafted an infographic on the Lithium Ion battery and how it will shape the future.
BHP’s already eye-watering Olympic Dam expansion bulked up again
World number one miner BHP Billiton on Wednesday bought additional exploration plots near its Olympic Dam mine and $30 billion expansion project.
Outflows for gold ETPs despite high equity market volatility
During May 2012 the price of gold dropped over 6% and investors withdrew over €1 billion from gold ETPs.
