Canadian miner kidnapped in Colombia
Five gold miners working in a northern province of Colombia were kidnapped Friday afternoon by the leftist National Liberation Army (ELN).
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Easy to set up and use benchtop reflectance probe is ideal for mineral analysis.
The probe is ideal for qualitative and quantitative analysis in the core logging shack or the lab. It provides geologists and field researchers with hands-free measurement across the spectral range from 350 – 2500nm.
Former Upper Big Branch superintendent going to prison
Gary May was sentenced to a 21-month prison term.
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Mine manager charged over four deaths in UK’s Gleision disaster
The incident is considered the worst mining disaster in Wales in the last three decades.
Colombia allows some miners to work in new national park, sparks debate
While miners that already hold licenses will be allowed to keep working in the area, the authority emphasized that those permits will not be renewed once they expire.
Glencore and Xstrata postpone final merger date, but get Eskom’s support
Eskom's announcement removes one of the last few hurdles in the two companies' quest to create the world's fourth-biggest diversified miner.
Canadian miner that hired hundreds of Chinese to disclose failed applicants’ resumes
HD Mining, the company at the centre of a court battle over Chinese workers at a coal mine in British Columbia, Canada, will release résumés of Canadians who applied for, but didn’t get, jobs at the project.
Shell opens its largest grease plant in China
Company set to supply growing demand in world's biggest auto market.