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Indonesia to review all mines as death toll climbs to 28 at Freeport mine

Tue, 21 May 2013 06:00:00 GMT

On May 21, Bloomberg reported that the death toll from a collapsed tunnel at the Big Gos ...

Former governor named chairman of Stillwater Mining Company

Tue, 21 May 2013 06:00:00 GMT

Stillwater Mining Company announced that former Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer has accepted the jo ...

MSHA releases latest fatality numbers

Tue, 21 May 2013 06:00:00 GMT

From January 1 to May 17, the total number of miners killed by mining accidents in the United Sta ...

Reports of 17 dead at Big Gossan training facility

Mon, 20 May 2013 06:00:00 GMT

According to a report by the Associated Press published on May 20, 2013 the death toll h ...

EPA joins other agencies to finalize summer work plans for Pennsylvania Mine cleanup

Fri, 17 May 2013 13:08:29 GMT

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in partnership with the Colorado Division of Recl ...

Resolution Copper clears one congressional hurdle

Fri, 17 May 2013 13:04:27 GMT

The U.S. House Natural Resources Committee approved Resolution Copper’s proposed land swap ...

Rare earths and critical minerals bills approved by U.S. House

Thu, 16 May 2013 14:14:39 GMT

The U.S. House Natural Resource Committee approved two bills, the National Strategic and Critical ...

Researchers stumble across new way to recover gold

Thu, 16 May 2013 13:56:05 GMT

Some of the greatest discoveries in history have been by accident, from penicillin to Post-it Not ...

Update: Four dead, more trapped by tunnel collapse at mine in Indonesia

Wed, 15 May 2013 16:26:07 GMT

At least 20 miners were still trapped in Freeport-McMoRan’s Big Gossan Mine as of May 15 an ...

Production begins at Cameco uranium mine in Wyoming

Wed, 15 May 2013 13:21:32 GMT

Cameco Resources’ North Butte Mine in Wright, WY began production on May 13 and could accou ...

Glencore Xstrata shelve Australian coal export terminal

Tue, 14 May 2013 12:44:11 GMT

Glencore Xstrata announced that it will scrap its plans for a new coal shipping facility in Queen ...

Wyoming to proceed slowly on $500 billion lithium find

Mon, 13 May 2013 19:26:06 GMT

Wyoming state officials have decided to proceed with caution in how they handled the permitting p ...

Bitter rivals unite to win $200 million lawsuit against Rio Tinto

Mon, 13 May 2013 19:06:34 GMT

In a $200 million mining lawsuit between Rio Tinto and two of Australia’s wealthiest famili ...

Plans for coal export terminal in Oregon shelved

Mon, 13 May 2013 12:43:05 GMT

Energy company Kinder Morgan announced that it was shelving its plans for a $200-million coal exp ...

Oyu Tolgoi Mine set to go online this year

Thu, 09 May 2013 20:44:47 GMT

Rio Tinto chief executive officer Sam Walsh said the company is just weeks away from getting grov ...

Rio Tinto appeals for approval of mine expansion

Thu, 09 May 2013 13:12:49 GMT

In April, Rio Tinto appealed to Australia’s Supreme Court to overturn a state court ruling ...

Coal deal stalls as companies renegotiate

Thu, 09 May 2013 13:11:15 GMT

An agreement that would have Australia-based Ambre Engery pay $57 million to Cloud Peak Energy fo ...

Bharat Heavy Electricals orders 60 gear units from Siemens

Wed, 08 May 2013 13:14:33 GMT

Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd. (BHEL), India, the state-owned Indian utility company placed an ord ...

Quebec proposes new tax regime on mining

Wed, 08 May 2013 12:57:21 GMT

The Quebec government introduced a new proposed tax regime that would impose higher taxes on the ...

IMA-NA Mine Safety Award honorees announced

Tue, 07 May 2013 14:11:34 GMT

The Industrial Minerals Association – North America (IMA-NA) announced the companies and mi ...

NASA to host lunabotics mining competition

Tue, 07 May 2013 13:42:44 GMT

Fifty teams of undergraduate and graduate students from around the world will demonstrate their l ...

Consent granted for Newmont mine in New Zealand

Tue, 07 May 2013 13:40:57 GMT

Newmont Waihi Gold was granted consent to begin construction of the Correnso underground gold min ...

100 miners feared dead in Sudan mine pit collapse

Mon, 06 May 2013 13:21:55 GMT

Nine rescuers and as many as 100 workers are feared dead at mine collapse in Sudan’s Darfur ...

Mining tax revenue in Australia falls short again

Mon, 06 May 2013 12:51:41 GMT

According to a new forecast from Australia’s independent Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO), ...

House and Senate try again to pass mine safety legislation

Fri, 03 May 2013 16:27:18 GMT

For the fourth time, the House and Senate have reintroduced legislation to amend the Mine Act in ...

Shareholders shake of Stillwater’s board of directors

Fri, 03 May 2013 13:53:00 GMT

Former Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer was elected to Stillwater Mining Co.’s board of direct ...

Limited mining resumes at Bingham canyon

Thu, 02 May 2013 19:55:34 GMT

Officials at Kennecott Utah Copper announced that limited activity has resumed at the Bingham C ...

Peru eases indigenous law

Thu, 02 May 2013 15:14:11 GMT

A law that that gives indigenous groups in Peru more say over new mines and oil projects appears ...

Newmont's profits slip 44 percent in first quarter

Thu, 02 May 2013 13:32:59 GMT

Newmont Mining Corp. reported that its net income slipped 44 percent in the first quarter of 2013 ...

Mining companies must learn to adapt to changing conditions

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 16:02:10 GMT

NEW YORK — The world has seen unprecedented economic changes in recent years and the minin ...

Former member of Congress named to head South Dakota School of Mines

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 15:53:59 GMT

On April 25, former New Mexico Rep. Heather Wilson (R) was named president of the South Dakota Sc ...

EPA issues another report based on hypothetical mine plans

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 19:37:04 GMT

Working off plans for a hypothetical mining project that would be similar to the Pebble Project ...

Current Trends in Mining Finance kicks off

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 18:19:18 GMT

Conference co-chairs Alan Oshiki, at podium, and Tim Alch kick off the "Current Trends in M ...

Historic gold mine shuts down because of rising gold costs

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 15:02:40 GMT

The rising cost of producing an ounce of gold has r ...

ABB wins $10 million mine hoist system order in Ukraine

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 15:01:10 GMT

The state-of-the-art mine hoist system will help Kr ...

Companies in Congo urge government to reconsider export ban

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 21:15:37 GMT

On April 5, the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo issued an order to mining companie ...

Doubling mining tax is proposed in Nevada

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 21:13:12 GMT

A proposal to raise an estimated $600 million for the state of Nevada by doubling the net proceed ...

Barrick considers suspending Pascua-Lama project

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 13:23:34 GMT

It has certainly been a challenging few weeks for Barrick Gold, the world’s largest gold mi ...

Court sides with EPA in fight over Arch Coal mine

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 13:00:22 GMT

A three-judge panel at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit unanimously ...

Caterpillar CEO stands by mining

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 17:09:00 GMT

Caterpillar chief executive officer Doug Oberhelman stood by mining and his companies’ deci ...

Appeals court rejects coal-mining permit process

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 13:58:11 GMT

The 6th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals issued a ruling on April 22 that invalidates a streamlined ...

The Pebble Partnership plans to spend $80 million this year

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 13:22:21 GMT

This year, the Pebble Partnership plans to spend about $80 million on developing an overall proje ...

Shareholders rebel against Barrick’s bonus plan to executives

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 14:04:11 GMT

Seven of Canada’s largest pension funds announced that they will oppose the US$11.9 million ...

Caterpillar cuts forecast after disappointing first quarter

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 13:06:16 GMT

Caterpillar cut its 2013 forecast and “significantly” lowered its outlook for demand ...

Study examines earthquakes around Crandall Canyon collapse

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 17:59:04 GMT

According to a new study, the entire Crandall Canyon Mine coal mine in Utah might have collapsed ...

Mark your calendars for the 63rd Annual Colorado MPD Meeting

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 16:24:51 GMT

Mark your calendars for the 63rd Annual Colorado MPD Meeting

This year the Colorado Miner ...

Mining royalty tax approved by lawmakers in Mexico

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 13:43:10 GMT

A congressional committee in Mexico passed a proposal that would levy a 5 percent royalty tax on ...

Peru section to get a new Chairman

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 17:01:40 GMT

Mario Cedron (right) will step down as Chair of the SME’s local section in Peru. Romulo Muc ...

Bauxite mining ban in India upheld by Supreme Court

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 13:04:22 GMT

India’s Supreme Court has kept a ban on bauxite mining in hills in Odisha, considered sacre ...

Injuries averted at Bingham Canyon slide

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 13:52:23 GMT

The hill slide at Kennecott Copper Utah's Bingham Canyon Mine is estimated to be about 2,000-ft w ...