Arch Coal, Inc. announced Monday that Tygart Valley's Leer mine in northern West Virginia has begun operating its longwall mining system, representing a major milestone in the development of the overall mining complex. The Leer mine is ...
Argentina expects investments in the mining sector to total US$3.855 million in 2014, officials said "Next year the mining sector in our country will invest over US$3.855 million to start construction of new projects, continue existing ...
Tags: Mining Investments, Mineral
In the January-November period of the current year, China's total fixed asset investments (excluding rural households) amounted to RMB 39.1283 trillion ($6.41 trillion), up 19.9 percent year on year, with this growth rate down 0.2 ...
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Power Engineering magazine has awarded Bechtel and Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) the 2013 Nuclear Project of the Year Award. The companies won for the extended power uprates at the St. Lucie and Turkey Point nuclear plants, located ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
A long-running spat between Changqing oil field and Yulin government in Northwest China's Shaanxi Province has moved a step closer to being resolved after 21 of the oil and gas producer's 22 bank accounts were unfrozen. A Yulin government ...
Tags: Eco-Compensation, Oil Producer
Arch Coal, Inc. (NYSE:ACI) today announced that Tygart Valley's Leer mine in northern West Virginia has begun operating its longwall mining system, representing a major milestone in the development of the overall mining complex. The Leer ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
The Mining Association of Canada (MAC) commends the federal government on the signing of two new Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreements (FIPAs) with Tanzania and Guinea. The FIPA with Tanzania came into force earlier today, ...
Tags: Mining, Metallurgy, Mineral
Feldspars play an important role as fluxing agents in ceramics and glass applications, and also are used as functional fillers in the paint, plastic, rubber and adhesive industries. Feldspar is an important ingredient in the manufacture of ...
Tags: feldspar, glass, decoration
It is reported that SMS Siemag, global leading equipment and service provider for metallurgical plant and rolling mill technology for steel, aluminum and nonferrous metal industry worldwide is about to make investment in Iran's steel ...
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Nebo Capital Corp. (the "Corporation") (TSX VENTURE:NBO.P) is pleased to announce that it has entered into a letter of intent dated November 29, 2013 (the "Letter of Intent") with Lara Exploration Ltd. ("Lara") and privately held Kiwanda ...
Tags: Oil and Gas News, Nebo Capital Corp, Intent, Lara Exploration
Xiong Xinhai, CEO of WISCO CAD (Hong Kong) Mining Company, Ltd (formerly known as China Union (Hong Kong) Mining Company, Ltd), has stated that, while the first phase of the Bong iron ore mine project in Liberia was successfully ...
Tags: iron, metallurgy
According to a Monday report from Forbes, Brazilian mining giant Vale is planning to sell partial stakes in its steel, coal and fertilizer businesses in order to reduce costs and decrease capital spending. The steel stake up for grabs is ...
Tags: cost, metallurgy, CSA
Trio Resources, Inc. ("Trio" or the "Company") (OTCB is pleased to announce that it has finalized plans with geologist Joerg Kleinbock of JMK Exploration to begin exploration work at the Stairs gold mine. Mr. Kleinbock will bring his many ...
Tags: Metal News, Trio Resources, Gold Mine
Producer Prices for the Industrial Sector for November National Bureau of Statistics of China In November 2013, Producer Price Index (PPI) for manufactured goods decreased 1.4 percent year-on-year, and remained at the same level (the ...
Tags: Industrial Economy, service
Helium reserves on earth are limited, which could spur makers of MRI machines to look to the moon to fine reserves of this valuable noble gas. The dwindling supply of helium, which is also used in silicon wafer manufacturing, arc welding, ...