Recently added articles from Mining Engineering:
THE DRIFT OF THINGS
Sep 01, 2009; ... * Some signs of improvement in the mining industry * Underground construction has withstood the downturn Without getting too worked up, there are signs that things in the global mining industry are beginning lo improve, or are at least beginning to stabilize. Prices for ...
Benefits of carbon capture technologies are highlighted in new report
Sep 01, 2009; ... The National Research Council recently published a report titled "America's Energy Future: Technology and Transformation," in which it highlights the role carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies can play in meeting the energy needs of the nation. The report states that by 2035, ...
Two-year ban on mining near Grand Canyon imposed
Sep 01, 2009; ... A two-year ban on hardrock mining on approximately 405,000 hm^sup 2^ (1 million acres) of federal land near the Grand Canyon National Park has been put in place. U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced that the ban took effect upon publication of a Federal Register notice ...
If there is no American mining expertise, which foreign country will we allow to run our mines?
Sep 01, 2009; ... I recently read several articles in publications by the Geological Society of America (GSA) and The Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) that highlighted some significant differences in how the American and Canadian governments view their minerals industry. These articles ...
Tubas, teens and tiny rooms ... tales from the road
Sep 01, 2009; ... We all have hotel stories. In fact, I would wager that hotel stories come in second only to airplane stories for their high adventure. I have a hotel story for you. Several weeks ago. I was staying in New York City at a well-known hotel. A place that charges more for one night than I pay ...