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Geotimes
April 2006
Robert Ferriter |
Digging Into Coal Mining Safety We owe the men and women who labor deep below ground and who risk their lives to provide our quality of life the best equipment, the best technology, the best training and the safest work environment our resources can provide.   |
Geotimes
December 2007
George Luxbacher |
Underground Coal Mining Health and Safety: A View From the Inside Only through health and safety research programs, strong university programs in mining engineering and committed graduates will we push coal technology boundaries forward. |
Chemistry World
December 8, 2011
Rebecca Brodie |
Devices to Help Miners Breathe Easier New field-portable infrared devices that can measure mine workers' exposure levels to silica in coal dust have been designed and tested by scientists in the US. |
IndustryWeek
August 19, 2009
Jonathan Katz |
L-3's Underground Safety Net Mine safety enters the 21st century with wireless communications. |
BusinessWeek
June 2, 2011
Cohen & Lourens |
South African Miners' New Legal Option Some of the world's biggest gold mining companies may pay a total of up to $100 billion for their apartheid-era treatment of miners. |
Popular Mechanics
August 2007
Carl Hoffman |
High-Tech Mining Makes Coal King of Fossil Fuels, But Is It Clean? The abundance of coal and new mining technology will make this the fuel of choice for power plants for years to come. |
Mother Jones
February 2001
Ron Nixon |
Waiting to Exhale New federal rules could help coal miners breathe easier... |
AboutSafety
September 2, 2001 |
Silicosis And How To Prevent It Concrete and masonry products contain silica sand and rocks contain silica. Since they are the main materials for construction, construction workers may be exposed to respirable crystalline silica and at risk for developing the potentially deadly condition silicosis... |
IEEE Spectrum
November 2010
Willie D. Jones |
Technology to Talk to Trapped Miners Four years after a series of mine collapses, technologies to help trapped miners are almost here |
The Motley Fool
November 18, 2010
Andrew Sullivan |
Rising Star Buy: Northgate Minerals This miner is well run, has lots of growth potential, and trades at an attractive price. |
Geotimes
June 2003
Lisa M. Pinsker |
Legal victory for mining In Barrick Goldstrike Mines vs. EPA, now being heralded as a victory for the mining industry, the U.S. District Court for Washington, D.C., ruled in April that mine operators do not have to report trace metals in waste rocks to the EPA. |
BusinessWeek
April 29, 2010
Daniel Petrie |
Australia's Mother Lode of Mining Jobs Brisk Chinese demand lures miners to scrubby Western Australia. |
Inc.
November 2008
April Joyner |
InSeT Plans to Make Mines Safer. InSeT proposes a wireless radio network to pinpoint trapped miners. Given the recent regulation for mines to install tracking systems, this product has the potential to sale at a high price. But will it stay at that high of a price? |
The Motley Fool
October 26, 2010
Christopher Barker |
Why Mining Fortunes Are Yet to Be Made As a group, miners have scarcely begun to adapt to growing market demand. |
Geotimes
April 2006
Frank T. Manheim |
A New Look at Mining and the Environment: Finding Common Ground The current impasse between environmentalists and industry is unique among advanced nations. The U.S. conflict contrasts sharply with policy in Sweden, where a dynamic mining and mineral industry coexists with a strong national environmental commitment in a high-wage, strong economy. |
The Motley Fool
October 29, 2010
Christopher Barker |
Gold Miners Face a Terrific Problem As gold and silver prices continue to show remarkable strength, the biggest problem some miners face is determining what to do with all the cash that's pouring in. |
The Motley Fool
May 25, 2010
Christopher Barker |
Quashing Thoughts of an Australian Exodus The country's super tax is a drag, but not an unslayable dragon. |
British Heritage
July 15, 2004
Judy P. Sopronyi |
The Tynewydd Colliery Disaster The heroes of this 1877 mining disaster in Wales worked doggedly to free their coworkers trapped deep below the surface in rising flood waters. |
Geotimes
June 2003
Lisa A. Rossbacher |
The Springhill Mine Disaster The unthinkable happened when the Springhill Mine in Nova Scotia collapsed in 1958. The collapse and the individual and collective fates of the miners is the topic of a remarkable new book, Last Man Out: The Story of the Springhill Mine Disaster, written by Melissa Fay Greene. |
AboutSafety
June 12, 2002
Paul Somerville |
System Failure While many practitioners swear by occupational health and safety management systems, others argue that they are little more than costly paper tigers. |
The Motley Fool
October 4, 2011
Jason Moser |
This Stock Is Guaranteed to Bring Joy to Your Portfolio Joy Global is the direct successor company to Harnischfeger Industries, with a global focus on underground mining and surface mining equipment. |
The Motley Fool
June 4, 2008
Christopher Barker |
The Gas Fire That Scorched the World A gas disruption challenges mining operations in Western Australia. |
The Motley Fool
July 25, 2008
Christopher Barker |
Newmont, New Money Posting another banner quarter, Newmont Mining reassures jilted gold investors to return to this sector. |
The Motley Fool
June 6, 2011
Christopher Barker |
It's Too Soon to Flee Peru The market may well be overreacting to Peru's controversial election result. |
The Motley Fool
November 2, 2009
Christopher Barker |
The Titans of Gold Strike Again Major minors offer a snapshot of the gold miners' outlook. |
Geotimes
July 2004
Jay Chapman |
Illegal Uranium Mining in Congo U.N. officials expressed fears that undocumented uranium ore leaving the mine in the southeastern province of Katanga could make its way into the hands of terrorists. |
The Motley Fool
September 24, 2008
Christopher Barker |
Reconsidering the Power to Move Mountains A 2007 court ruling regarding the environmentally destructive process of mountaintop removal by Appalachian coal miners is currently being appealed by Massey Energy and the West Virginia Coal Association. |
BusinessWeek
June 16, 2011
Carol Matlack |
Looking for Gold in the Distant Past New mining technology and high prices are making it profitable to reopen old mines. Production costs are lower than in South Africa. |
The Motley Fool
March 31, 2011
Christopher Barker |
Exploring for Superior Mining Jurisdictions Canada offers relative safe mining haven amid a world of uncertainty. |
Mother Jones
August 1999
Maryanne Vollers |
Razing Appalachia First they dug out the land. Then they strip mined it. Now Big Coal is leveling the mountains themselves--and tearing communities apart. |
The Motley Fool
June 30, 2008
Christopher Barker |
A Blow to Global Metals Peru struggles with another nationwide mining strike. |
Geotimes
April 2006
Naomi Lubick |
Need a Job? Coal Workers Wanted As the demand for coal increases, the demand for coal workers is also rising, at a time when a notable dearth of mining engineering geologists and other workers is coming down the pipe. |
The Motley Fool
May 19, 2010
Ivan Martchev |
Forgotten Gold Stocks From South Africa If you are looking to play an explosive move in gold bullion in the next five years, South African gold mining stocks appear deserving of your attention. |
The Motley Fool
November 11, 2009
Christopher Barker |
5 Top Coal Picks for the Next 20 Years While the coal market endures seismic shifts, the long-term outlook remains sound. |
Chemistry World
January 2007
Victoria Gill |
Treasures From the Deep Mining companies are exploring underwater volcanic vents, hoping to extract metals such as gold and copper. Here is a look at the technical, environmental and political hurdles faced by these aquatic prospectors. |
The Motley Fool
December 23, 2011
Christopher Barker |
Growing Silver Miners Gnaw at Hecla's Heels Hecla Mining needs a jolt of near-term production growth to keep challengers at bay. |
The Motley Fool
April 26, 2010
Christopher Barker |
Great Expectations for Bucyrus The market for heavy mining equipment looks poised for a supply crunch. |
Chemistry World
August 25, 2015
Emma Stoye |
Simple chemistry saving thousands of gold miners from mercury poisoning Every year, thanks to mining practices that have persisted for centuries, huge amounts of mercury pollute the atmosphere and poison hundreds of thousands of people in some of the world's poorest countries. |
The Motley Fool
August 14, 2009
Christopher Barker |
Whence the Windfall Profits From Gold? Here's a brainstorm to address currency losses by gold miners. |
The Motley Fool
August 3, 2011
Andrew Dominguez |
South African Gold Stocks: Is Nationalization a Threat? Could the extensive, multi-national South African mining industry face nationalization? |
BusinessWeek
February 10, 2011
Jason Scott |
Aussie Farmers, Chinese Miners Vie for Water In Western Australia, a long drought is about to have deeper repercussions as Chinese-backed iron ore mines will prove thirsty |
The Motley Fool
July 11, 2011
Christopher Barker |
7 Secrets to Profitable Gold Investing, Part 1 An overview of the key ingredients to successful gold investment. |
The Motley Fool
June 28, 2010
Jordan DiPietro |
Is There Hope for Australia's Mining Sector? Despite the RSPT, Australia's mining sector will continue to boom. |
The Motley Fool
June 1, 2005
Stephen D. Simpson |
Ode to Joy Global The mining equipment provider has enjoyed a robust market, but is the bloom off the rose? This is a stock that needs to be bought carefully. |
The Motley Fool
October 11, 2011
Christopher Barker |
Beware the Myths About Gold Hedges Setting the record straight about the state of the global gold hedge book. |
The Motley Fool
October 8, 2009
Christopher Barker |
5 Mid-Tier Miners With the Midas Touch The universe of junior gold miners, a classification that also includes exploration-stage companies, is vast and varied in quality. Here are five worth looking into. |
The Motley Fool
March 2, 2010
Christopher Barker |
Chilean Earthquake Shakes Up Copper Making sense of the aftermath for Chilean miners. |
The Motley Fool
December 22, 2009
Christopher Barker |
The Biggest Deal in Big Equipment Bucyrus announces a $1.3 billion friendly bid to acquire the mining equipment unit of Terex. |
AboutSafety
January 1, 2001 |
Serving Up Safety Risks for those who work in the hospitality sector including passive smoking, manual handling, hygiene and restricted work spaces. |
The Motley Fool
July 2, 2010
Jordan DiPietro |
Big Win for Mining Companies Australia reaches favorable agreement with big-time miners over RSPT. |
