Caterpillar announces development of largest hydraulic shovel —featuring hybrid technology for superior fuel efficiency
Caterpillar has designed, fabricated and constructed the largest hydraulic mining shovel ever built.
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Calvista Gold builds on week’s 70% gains after updating Colombia resource
The Toronto explorer is up 77% since last Wednesday as its California Valley prospects pan out.
BC to lead mining jobs creation in Canada: report
British Columbia, Canada's most western province, will employ over 16,700 mining professionals in the next 10 years according to a report released Wednesday by the Mining Industry Human Resources Council (MiHR) in partnership with the BC Mining HR Task Force.
Magnalight by Larson Electronics Announces the Release of a Remote Control LED Golight
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Protect Canadian ownership of oil sands firms, executives urge
Top oil industry executives are asking Ottawa for rules to protect Canadian ownership of major oil sands companies from a flood of foreign investment expected in the sector.
Copper dive drags Freeport-McMoRan down
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. (NYSE: FCX) was down about 1% this morning as the giant copper producer followed the commodity prices down as a consequence of protests in Spain and Greece renewed fears about the euro zone debt crisis and its drag on global economic growth.
Czech Republic may create artificial sea by flooding mining area
The Czech Republic might soon be creating an artificial sea in northern Bohemia by flooding the massive and partly abandoned brown coal mining pits located in the area with salt water from the Baltic Sea.
Xstrata closes nickel mine in Australia
Diversified miner Xstrata (LON:XTA) announced Wednesday it is suspending operations at its Cosmos nickel mine in Western Australia, as nickel prices have plummeted dramatically.
South African strikes far from over: AngloGold Ashanti closed
AngloGold Ashanti (NYSE:AU) was hit by the mining unrest spreading through South Africa again Tuesday night, as strikers halted all of its operations in the country, which account for 32% of the multinational's total gold production.
