January 18, 2013

Former Upper Big Branch superintendent going to prison

Gary May was sentenced to a 21-month prison term.

January 18, 2013

Volvo Penta Engines Power Sandvik’s Underground Trucks and Loaders

Engines Meet Tier 4i/Stage IIIB Emission Standards and Reduce Fuel and Ventilation Costs

January 18, 2013

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.

January 18, 2013

Caterpillar Celebrates The Grand Opening Of Two New Parts Distribution Centres

Cat Logistics celebrated the formal openings of two new Parts Distribution Centers in Spokane, Washington and Arvin, California last week.

January 18, 2013

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.

January 18, 2013

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.

January 18, 2013

Oil sands pollution confirmed

A Queen University’s study confirms suspicions about contamination of lakes by Alberta’s oil sands.

January 18, 2013

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,…

January 18, 2013

Shell opens its largest grease plant in China

Company set to supply growing demand in world's biggest auto market.

January 18, 2013

Eurasian Minerals drills the highest grade intercept to date of 2.15 meters averaging 89.34 g/t gold and 835.16 g/t silver at the Akarca project, northwest Turkey

The company claims results of 2.15 meters averaging 89.34 g/t gold and 835.16 g/t silver at the Akarca project, northwest Turkey