Clean Coal car in terrible crash at Daytona Speedway
Regan Smith was leading the pack at the Daytona Nationwide when his car was turned sideways resulting a multi-car pile up and debris flying into the stands this afternoon in Florida. Tony Stewart ...
View ArticleNearly 100 animals wash up on Peru beach
Scientists are trying to figure out what caused nearly 100 marine animals to die and wash up along 77 miles of shoreline in Peru. Officials said the bodies of 18 sea turtles, 22 sea lions, eight ...
View ArticleEcuador president eyes large-scale mining
ECUADOR'S re-elected President Rafael Correa says he will push large-scale mining projects during his next four years in office, despite opposition from some indigenous groups. The people of ...
View ArticleCoal-based power plants in Pakistan get $700 million investment
Companies from the United Arab Emerites and China have inked an accord to develop the first phase of 500 (4×125) megawatts (MW) power plant at Port Qasim Karachi. Burj Power, based in UAE, is ...
View ArticleChinas coal imports in 2012 rise 58 on year to 289 million mt
China imported 289 million mt of coal in 2012, up 57.9% year on year, a compilation of the monthly China customs data released on Tuesday showed. Of the total imports, thermal coal comprised 35.14%, ...
View ArticleZambias copper production slides down in 2012
Zambia, Africa's largest copper producer, saw copper production declining during 2012 compared to the previous year despite an increase in investment in the mining sector, the Zambia Daily Mail ...
View ArticleChinas spot alumina price steady as market returns
The spot price of Chinese alumina was steady at Yuan 2,610/mt ($415) Monday as the market returned from the week-long Lunar New Year holiday. Prices, however, were likely to edge up in the near term ...
View ArticleGold loses shine but purchases sparkle
GOLD prices lost their shine in Shanghai yesterday, tracking losses in global market prices over the week-long Spring Festival holiday last week, but the price drop boosted purchases to a record ...
View ArticleDemand for minerals to slow Kloppers
BHP Billiton's outgoing chief Marius Klopper says miners will have to reduce costs in the next five years as the growth rate in demand for minerals ...
View ArticleFed policy is very easy and its going stay easy for a long time St. Louis...
The Federal Reserve's "very aggressive" easy money policy is going to stay that way for a "long time," St. Louis Fed President James Bullard told CNBC on ...
View ArticleINFOGRAPHIC Understanding a Bitcoin transaction
Follow the hypothetical flow of a bitcoin transaction to shed some light on how this alternative crypto-currency works: "Bob, an online merchant, decides to begin accepting bitcoins as payment. ...
View ArticleDrilling Report February 24
The drilling report was produced with data from the Texas Railroad Commission, from February 10 to 16. The following counties were searched: Anderson, Angelina, Camp, Cass, Cherokee, Dallas, Ellis, ...
View ArticleBlake International Pens Drilling Gig
Blake International Rigs, LLC and ANKOR Energy LLC have entered into a contract to mobilize the Blake Rig 1505 onto the Vermillion 379 D platform. The contract term is 4 wells, to commence following ...
View ArticleTotal disconnect in gold exploration funding - Coxe
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View ArticleRenewed tribal fighting over mining rights in Sudans North Darfur leaves 60 dead
KHARTOUM, Sudan - Sudan's state news agency says 60 people were killed in renewed fighting between two Arab tribes over mining rights in the northern Darfur region. The United Nations says ...
View ArticleMozambique Mining Companies Declare force Majeure
Maputo - The mining companies Vale and Rio Tinto have declared the interruption of coal exports from the western Mozambican province of Tete, for reasons of "force majeure". Both companies ...
View ArticleHow to write a resume if you are a mining grad
mtarlo111 , who says he graduated with a Bachelor of Mining Engineering in June,to emphasize accomplishments at his last job rather than talking about day-to-day tasks. "Example lifted off my ...
View ArticleINFOGRAPHIC Whats causing the US debt
The Pew Charitable Trusts published this handsome infographic earlier this month showing ten years of US debt drivers. Interestingly, there is pretty much a 1/3 of a split between all the causes of ...
View ArticleMy best and worst decision outgoing BHP Billitons Marius Kloppers
The retiring CEO of the world's biggest miner says he wished he invested less in the alumina business and the next five year the company will be focusing on cost-cutting and productivity. ...
View ArticleCyclone Rusty closes major Western Australian ports
Tropical cyclone Rusty's forecast track map from Australia's bureau of meterology Port Hedland, Cape Lambert and Dampier ports in Western Australia are all shutting down on Sunday in ...
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