Articles tagged with mining
Wed, May 16, 2012
Oxfam sues over oil, mining payments to governments
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oxfam America sued the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday to try to get the SEC to force oil ...
Sun, April 15, 2012
Gold glitters for North American mining students
By Julie Gordon
(Reuters) - When Travis Howard started his degree at the Colorado School of Mines four years ago he decided to pursue a ...
Tue, March 06, 2012
Walker Stops In Superior To Push Mining Bill
SUPERIOR, WI (KDAL) - Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker spoke in Superior at Lakehead Constructors on Monday afternoon. The governor says Lakehead is one of many ...
Wed, February 15, 2012
Manufacturing, housing data flag underlying strength
By Lucia Mutikani
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. manufacturing output rose in January and a gauge of factory activity in New York state hit a ...
Wed, February 08, 2012
Dust Control Improvements At Northshore Mining
SILVER BAY, MN (KDAL) - Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. announced that it has increased dust control measures at its Northshore Mining taconite plant in Silver ...
Fri, January 27, 2012
Wisconsin Assembly Passes Mining Bill
MADISON, WI (KDAL) - The Wisconsin Assembly passed a bill that streamlines the permitting process for a proposed iron mine in Ashland and Iron Counties ...
Thu, January 12, 2012
Iron Mining Bill Hearing In Hurley
HURLEY, WI (KDAL) - An Assembly bill in WIsconsin that would streamline the permitting process for a proposed iron ore mine in Ashland and Iron ...
Mon, January 09, 2012
Obama bans uranium mining around Grand Canyon
By Deborah Zabarenko
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration banned new uranium mining claims around the Grand Canyon for the next 20 years, a move ...
Mon, January 02, 2012
Codelco seeks to lock in Anglo mining stake
By Moises Avila and Felipe Iturrieta
SANTIAGO, Jan 2 - Chile's state copper giant Codelco said on Monday it exercised a disputed option to ...
Fri, December 16, 2011
Milroy Requests Mining Hearing In Northern Wisconsin
MADISON, WI (KDAL) - Wisconsin State Represenative Nick Milroy from South Range has formally requested that the Assembly Committee on Jobs, Economy and Small Business ...
Wed, December 14, 2011
Wisconsin debates law to speed mining permits
By John Rondy
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - A state measure to speed up the regulatory process for iron mines was met on Wednesday with a mix ...
Wed, December 14, 2011
Wisconsin debates law to allow iron ore strip mining
By John Rondy
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - A controversial plan to strip mine for iron ore in northern Wisconsin could proceed under a proposed state law ...
Sun, November 20, 2011
Australian govt wins crucial support for mining tax
CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia's plan to impose a new tax on major coal and iron ore miners moved a step closer Monday after key ...
Thu, September 29, 2011
Smoking still high in U.S. mining, food service
By David Beasley
ATLANTA (Reuters) - Cigarette smoking remains stubbornly high among workers in the mining, food services and construction industries despite dramatic overall declines ...
Thu, September 29, 2011
Smoking still high among mining, food service workers
By David Beasley
ATLANTA (Reuters) - Cigarette smoking remains stubbornly high among workers in the mining, food services and construction industries despite dramatic overall declines ...
Tue, September 20, 2011
Hasselhoff heartbroken over Welsh mining tragedy
Four miners died when the shaft they were working in flooded and emergency crews were unable to free them from the Gleision Colliery in ...
Mon, September 19, 2011
Mining CEOs expect gold prices to keep rising
By Ernest Scheyder
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Reuters) - To hear mining executives tell it, gold prices have nowhere to go but up as investors flock ...
Wed, September 07, 2011
Worker killed in Alaska gold mining accident
By Yereth Rosen
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - A worker at the Kensington Gold Mine in Alaska was killed in an accident on the job on ...
Thu, August 25, 2011
Mining and police work most dangerous U.S. jobs
By Molly O'Toole
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Disasters at a U.S. coal mine and aboard an oil rig operated by British Petroleum in the ...
Mon, August 08, 2011
Newton-John condemns Australian mining industry
The Grease star, who also serves as the United Nation's Goodwill Ambassador for the Environment, recently lashed out against industry bosses in an ...
Sun, August 07, 2011
Newton-John condemns Australian mining industry
The Grease star, who also serves as the United Nation's Goodwill Ambassador for the Environment, recently lashed out against industry bosses in an ...
Sat, August 06, 2011
Newton-John condemns Australian mining industry
The Grease star, who also serves as the United Nation's Goodwill Ambassador for the Environment, recently lashed out against industry bosses in an ...
Fri, August 05, 2011
Newton-John condemns Australian mining industry
The Grease star, who also serves as the United Nation's Goodwill Ambassador for the Environment, recently lashed out against industry bosses in an ...
Wed, June 15, 2011
Mining Twitter for trading profits
By Jenny Harris and Jennifer Rogers
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York-based money manager Josh Brown says he is plugged into the news to make ...
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