By TIM HUBER
AP Business Writer
LOGAN, W.Va. (AP) _ The widows of two miners killed in a 2006 coal mine fire in West Virginia have settled a wrongful death lawsuit against Massey Energy Co.
Details of the settlement weren’t released Monday. The agreement came after four days of a civil trial in Logan County Circuit Court.
The widows [...]
I was watching ITV last night and noticed that the latest Hovis advert has a recreation of the 1984 miners' strike as part of its drive to flog bread.It is interesting how historical events, even ones like the miners' strike that brought great hardship among working class communities and led to an economic sea change, become moments of nostalgia.Then again, many of the striking miners were keen to
Coal mine owners across the nation will be charged higher utilization fees to curb wasteful mining, the Ministry of Finance said yesterday.
The extra charge is part of a series of taxation and financial measures proposed by the ministry to encourage energy conservation, an important part of the governments plans for China’s economic expansion.
“We will soon [...]
Sharp losses for miners drag on London shares
FTSE 100 index gives back gains to fall 2.4%, Imperial Tobacco in cash call
By Sarah Turner, MarketWatch
Last Update: 10:40 AM ET May 20, 2008
LONDON (MarketWatch) — Miners fell sharply in London on Tuesday, helping to put
an end to a four-session rally for the top London index.
The FTSE 100 [...]
Jorge would like to be a lawyer but has no choice other than to work all day until his back hurts. Alex works in the mine because he has nothing to eat. He doesn’t tell his mother about his work because it makes her cry. These thirteen year old boys sneak into mines that the adults find too dangerous or too unproductive for the back-breaking labour it entails. For the small amounts of tin left i
"The change starts within each one of us, and ends only when all children are free to be children." - Craig Kielburger, Free The ChildrenMillions of children around the world - who should be playing baseball or at school learning algebra - are working. They work in damaging and hazardous industries like forestry, brick making, charcoal burning, mining and explosives manufacture. On a daily basis,
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"With gold and platinum prices breaching record levels every other day now, especially in terms of the struggling South African currency, you would think that investing in South African miners would prove to be a winning formula. Yet many of the South African gold shares have all but sat out the bull market in gold so far." -- Ed Bugos
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The mining industry is about to be shaken by the emergence of a major Chinese player that is likely to do business very differently from the established, Western-owned miners, and dramatically affect metals markets.State-owned Aluminum Corp of China, or Chinalco, is set to break onto the world stage after buying a stake in world No. [...]
Early monsoon rains descending on Indonesia's coal producing region of Kalimantan are threatening to cut output from the world's largest thermal coal exporter, Indonesian producers said on Monday. Major Indonesian producers, including PT Bumi Resources and PT Adaro, told Reuters the West Monsoon, which typically begins in December and last to March, started around the beginning of November and could jeopardise production if rainfall gets heavier."The rain season has come a couple of weeks earlier than usual and we're barely making out monthly production target," said a source at Bumi Resources, which produces about a third of Indonesia's total thermal coal output through its subsidiaries PT Kaltim Prima and PT Arutmin."We're getting by on a hand-to-mouth basis. I'd say the situation is quite critical," the source said.Indonesia News Blog: http://indosnesos.blogspot.com
There is “no remaining hope” of finding six men trapped for almost a month in a Utah coal mine alive, a federal official said Saturday.
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Although there has been no life detected in the mine that collapsed in Utah the search for the miners will continue. Federal officials say that a bore hole will be drilled and a camera will be inserted into the mine to search for the lost miners. This camera is similar to the one used to search for people in the wreckage after 911. The families of the miners are excited by this after previous reports that there probably wouldn’t be any more searches done for the miners. previous holes have found that any pockets may be too small for anyone to have survived but that has not deterred the families hope. I sincerely hope that this attempt to find out for sure if the miners are still alive will be a success.
Shares of Canadian uranium producers have fallen to their lowest levels since last year, as a global equity selloff has added to the woes of a sector suffering from a sudden price reversal and a string of bad news hitting its biggest player.Cameco Corp., the world's largest producer, hit a nine-month low of $39.25 on the Toronto Stock Exchange Friday, a full 34% off its peak of $59.90 reached in June, though it rebounded later in the session.Uranium One, which hopes to challenge Cameco's dominance over the next six years, touched a 10-month low of $9.85, while Denison Mines fell to a nine-month low of $9.12, down 45% from a record high in May.While the most recent leg of the slide has been partly due to the broader market's sell-off over worries about credit markets, the retreat by uranium players has outdistanced peers both in the broader market and among Canadian resource stocks.Cameco has also been hit by a series negative events - most notably the flooding of its Cigar Lake mine
Press Release: Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee Offers Prayers of Hope for Trapped Utah Miners and Their Families August 11, 2007 Ames, IA – Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee offered...
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The Utah mine collapse is all over the news. Several broadcasts show local residents displaying large banners that say something like "pray for the miners." When I see such signs, a question never fails to pop into my mind: Why? Of course, we're all hoping that they'll find the miners unharmed, but why would anyone call for prayer when there is clear evidence that intercessory prayer is ineffective?Of course, many believers find evidence completely irrelevant. They believe because their parents believed, and they've never really questioned it. They believe because they are rewarded by their communities for doing so. Most of all, they believe based on faith, precluding the use of reason or evidence.If I had a loved one who had either died or was trapped underground in the Utah mine collapse, I would not want to see any of these signs. I'd rather see my neighbors doing anything that would have a reasonable probability of actually helping. And when it became clear that there was nothi
Today I would like all the people needing prayer to come together for all the miners that have been trapped in a mine in Utah since Monday the 6th of August, and their families. Dear Jesus, work by your power and hand to help the miners. Touch Maneul Sanchez and his family. Comfort Carlos Payan and his family. Speak peace to Luis Hernandez and family, Jesus. Carry Don Erikson and his family. Reach and love Brandon Phillips and his family. Comfort Kerry Allred and his family. Supernaturally, Help, watch over, and be there with all of the miners and families right. Take care of their families during this difficult times. We love you and care about you greatly Jesus. You are worthy. Pour out your strength and faith right now for the miners and their families. Bring comfort and peace through your Holy Spirit to all involved. Most of all Jesus we give you honor and love right now. Draw people to you to seek your face. Thank you for your concern and love, Jesus. In your name we pray Jesus, A
The Suits are having a stressful week. Global financial markets have been falling dramatically since yesterday, following the decision of France’s largest publicly-owned bank to freeze some of its funds with exposure to the US housing credit market, as well as the announcement Thursday of a major US mortgage firm that an increase in homeowner defaults caused its $50 million losses for the second-quarter. The scare sparked panic among banks and their investors whose investments face similar exposure, raising many governments’ fears of a global “credit crunch” in which banks reign in credit lines to one another. Virtually all US, European, and Asian markets have suffered losses, prompting central banks in many countries to intervene with extra cash to calm these markets.
A narrow drill has reached the void where those Utah miners are trapped, but offers no indication that they are alive.
Boston Globe on the Hillary v Obama argument over how their campaigns
The Minnesota Department of Health discovered in March 2006 that 35 more Iron Range miners had been diagnosed with mesothelioma-a cancer of the lung lining associated with asbestos exposure-but withheld the information from the public for a year. In fact, the Health Department had drafted a press release about the increased incidence of mesothelioma, but only planned to make the release public if word of the mesothelioma cases leaked to the public. According to the state Health Commissioner, she decided to withhold the studies because the department needed time for new studies about mining and diseases. Public health experts and union officials are highly critical of this decision. Mining operations use asbestos on pipes and boilers. There is also concern that exposure to taconite dust might play a role. Over 4,000 workers are employed in Minnesota's iron-ore industry.For the full story, go to http://news.postbulletin.com/
Siguiendo con el post anterior “Valley of the Kings” simplemente comentaros que existe otro juego muy similar pero con mejor pinta al menos en lo que se puede ver del video que hay al final de este post. Hablamos de “Super Miners”, tiene ya un tiempo pero parece interesante, tanto por la dinámica del juego de recoger tesoros (diamantes) y escapar como que es un producto de “la mejor compañia” de juegos para Pocket PC “Infinite Dreams”. Compatible con multiples sistemas tanto para movil como cualquier smartphone. DEMO DISPONIBLE.
ST. PAUL, MN — May 21, 2007 — Fifty–two workers employed in Minnesota’s iron mining industry have developed mesothelioma since 1998, according to Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) statistics (News Release, March 28, 2007). From 1988 through 2005, the total number of mesothelioma sufferers in the northeastern mining region of the state numbered 136. These figures are twice as high as in other parts of Minnesota, the MDH said, and may be underestimates because prior to 1999, mesothelioma was often coded on state death certificates as another cancer.Mesothelioma is almost always caused by asbestos. An earlier MDH study found 17 iron workers with mesothelioma; the agency discovered 35 more workers among that group with the disease last month. Mesothelioma does not develop until several decades after initial asbestos exposure, so even more miners could be affected.The study authors suggested that the miners may have been exposed to “commercial asbestos,” defined as asbestos u
ST. PAUL, MN — April 20, 2007 — Fifty-two workers employed in Minnesota's iron mining industry have developed mesothelioma since 1998, according to Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) statistics (News Release, March 28, 2007). From 1988 through 2005, the total number of mesothelioma sufferers in the northeastern mining region of the state numbered 136. These figures are twice as high as in other parts of Minnesota, the MDH said, and may be underestimates because prior to 1999, mesothelioma was often coded on state death certificates as another cancer.Mesothelioma is almost always caused by asbestos. An earlier MDH study found 17 iron workers with mesothelioma; the agency discovered 35 more workers among that group with the disease last month. Mesothelioma does not develop until several decades after initial asbestos exposure, so even more miners could be affected.The study authors suggested that the miners may have been exposed to "commercial asbestos,†defined as asbestos
More cases of cancer found in Minninnesota miners; studies to follow Wednesday, March 28, 2007 - ST. PAUL, Minn. - A rare form of cancer linked to asbestos exposure has been found in another 35 miners on the Iron Range, the Minnesota Health Department reported Wednesday, and the state said it planned two studies to examine potential health concerns. One study would focus on the health of
BBC - On This Day1986: Kinross Miners 'killed where they stood'At least 177 people die during a lethal fire in a South African gold mine.1978: Thousands dead in Iran earthquakeAn earthquake measuring 7.7 on the Richter scale hits south-east Iran demolishing a major city and dozens of surrounding villages.1977: T-Rex singer killed in car smashPop star Marc Bolan is killed in a car crash in
It appears that mining rights to much of BC's land has been bought up - thanks, at least in part, to the provincial government's online staking system. According to Kendyl Salcito in The Tyee, this system:allows anyone with internet access and $25 to acquire a miner's license and then, at $0.17 an acre, buy mineral rights to land. It doesn't matter whether that land belongs to a neighbour, the Crown, or the "miner" himself. Once you own the mineral rights, you are free to "explore" your claims, wander the property, "poke at a few rocks," in the words of MP Tom Christensen. And once you decide to start drilling and digging, even the landowner's dwelling and buildings are at risk.
An interview with Rick Rule regarding the current market for junior resource stocks.
Rick Rule: Market Malaise Signals Opportunity in Miners - Seeking Alpha
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Legendary investor Rick Rule, founder of Global Resource Investments, began his career in the securities business in 1974, and has been principally involved in natural resource security investments ever since.
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