May 17, 2012

Underground Coal to Liquids (UCTL) update – significant progress

Preliminary results suggest that Stanford University has achieved the primary objective of coal liquefaction using specifications of UCTL. Qualitative demonstration of liquid hydrocarbon products being formed from coal using near-critical…

May 16, 2012

PSG features dangerous chemical-handling pumping solutions at ACHEMA 2012

Pump Solutions Group (PSG) will demonstrate a wide selection of pumps designed for handling hazardous chemicals at ACHEMA 2012, June 18-22, in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.

May 16, 2012

Finnish mining boom prompts regulation backlash on polluters

Finland’s mining companies stand to face tougher rules as environmental damage prompts regulators to check the Nordic nation’s mining boom.

May 16, 2012

General Electric to buy up mining specialists Industrea and Fairchild International

General Electric (NYSE: GE) announced it is pursuing acquisitions of two underground mining equipment manufacturers in support of the global expansion of its mining business.

May 16, 2012

Silver use in medicine could boost the market: report

For thousands of years, silver has been used at the table, on the battlefield and even in healthcare. Today, the uses of silver for its healing and preventative properties are…

May 16, 2012

Silver Bear provides operational update and announces first quarter 2012 results

Canadian Silver Bear Resources (TSX:SBR) posted Wednesday an operational update and announced its financial results for the first quarter of 2012.

May 16, 2012

Pan American Silver 1Q net falls 46% due to Mexican acquisition

Pan American Silver Corp. (TSX: PAAS, NASDAQ: PAA.T) first-quarter profit fell 46% as the costs of acquiring a Mexican gold and silver operation covered a revenue increase.

May 16, 2012

Repelling sharks? Rare earth elements can handle that

Magnetically sensitive sharks don't like samarium, neodymium, and praseodymium, according to a report by BBC on a company that is experimenting with rare earth elements to protect swimmers from getting…

May 16, 2012

Latin American mining investment boom continues unabated

Over the past decade, mining investment in Latin America has more than doubled, even after experiencing a sharp drop in 2009. According to a report by the Metals Economic Group,…

May 16, 2012

Twelve-year-old critic of Canada’s banking system goes viral

The latest rant against Canada’s federal government’s borrowing practices has gone viral and not because it comes from a well-know economist, but because it is exposed by a well articulated…