October 2, 2011

The big lie about coal

Appalachia's coal miners and mine operators are scared, and for good reason. They see their livelihoods petering out with the coal that has been this impoverished region's main source of

October 2, 2011

Rio Tinto says targets for boosting female numbers ‘vital’

The mining industry finds it difficult to attract and retain senior women. Narelle Crux, talent management head at Rio Tinto, tells Louisa Peacock how the company is working to change…

October 2, 2011

Alberta Government to Study Health Downstream from Oil Sands

with the government of Alberta over the next few years to study health in communities downstream from the oil sands

October 2, 2011

PRODUCT NEWS – Runge’s new online mining course

Mining technology services company Runge Limited has launched its new global online mining course, Smartminer. Targeted at professionals, technical staff in the mining industry and those who regularly interact with…

October 1, 2011

Arch Coal lowers guidance, stock declines 5%

Arch Coal (NYSE:ACI), one of the world's top five coal producers, declined 5.14% on Friday after lowering guidance. Arch Coal expects earnings to be $900 million to $1.0 billion range…

October 1, 2011

Barclays retain positive view on gold on economic woes

While Gold may have to tackle near-term pressures, the rising macro and financial market insecurity continues to provide a gold-supportive backdrop. And Barclays retain their positive view on gold.

October 1, 2011

CanAm Reports Coal Sales of $7.5 million for Q2

CanAm Coal Corp. (TSX VENTURE:COE) (OTCQX:COECF) ("CanAm" or the "Company") has filed its unaudited condensed interim consolidated financial statements and related management's discussion and analysis for the three and six…

October 1, 2011

P12-B coal power plant eyed

MANILA, Philippines A local energy corporation has proposed the construction of a P12-billion coal-fired power plant in Zamboanga City to prevent massive power outages in Mindanao by 2014. The proposal…

October 1, 2011

Ougadougou urges mining firms to help beat poverty

Burkina Faso Prime Minister Luc Adolphe Tiao called on foreign mining companies active in the country to do more to help alleviate poverty hitting 42 percent of the 16 million…

October 1, 2011

Mine company funds rural schools to educate future hires with tech skills

SUPERIOR – It’s hard to imagine that this sleepy town would produce engineers and robotics experts in great numbers. But before he left to major in computer science at Arizona…