New Mine Safety Centre at the University of Utah
The University of Utah created a new Center for Mining Safety and Health Excellence to help those who depend on the mining industry, university President David Pershing announced.
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Powerscreen launches new Warrior 1400X screen
Powerscreen, one of the world’s leading providers of mobile crushing and screening equipment, launches the new Warrior 1400X screen.
Ex convicts to fill out job vacancies at Billiton’s Olympic Dam
While the Australian government has started allowing miners to hire foreign workers to ease a labour shortage in the country, some companies such as BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto have chosen to launch their own recruitment initiatives.
New Mining School in New Zealand
As the Press reports, the Tai Poutini Polytechnic in New Zealand will offer new degrees in mining as a respond to the […]
Potash Corp. cuts profit hopes as earnings slide
Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc. reported a sharp drop in second-quarter earnings on Thursday as well as lower than anticipated profits.
Vale the newest casualty of China’s slowdown
Brazilian mining giant, Vale SA, became the latest casualty of China's economic slowdown on Wednesday as its second-quarter profit fell almost 60% driven mainly by a weaker demand for iron ore coming from the Asian country.
Barrick misses expectations and delays Pascua-Lama
Barrick Gold, the world's largest producer of the precious metal, reported higher-than-expected operating costs and a massive capital cost over-runs on Thursday in its first quarterly report since letting go CEO Aaron Regent in June.
PanTerra Gold pours first gold/silver dore in DR using new recovery process
PanTerra Gold Limited (ASX:PGI) has announced it has poured its first gold/silver dore at its Las Lagunas project in the Dominican Republic using world-first technology.
All that wealth and now somewhere to put it
Located somewhere under 'a building within the international airport compound' in Hong Kong, Malca-Amit's vault is designed to hold 1,000 tonnes of gold – roughly 22% of the gold bullion currently at Fort Knox.
