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Hopes Fade for 21 Buried in Philippine Landslide

Apr 23rd 2011 – 8:47AM
Jeoffrey Maitem, AP

Jeoffrey Maitem, AP

MANILA, Philippines -- Filipino rescuers who dug by hand to save people buried by a landslide were losing hope of finding 21 still missing in the disaster that killed at least three people in a remote gold mining village, officials said Saturday. One miner pulled from the mountain of mud and rocks said he's survived three...

Borehole Finds Open Space Where Missing Idaho Miner May Be

Apr 20th 2011 – 7:40AM
KHQ-TV / AP

KHQ-TV / AP

BOISE, Idaho -- A pocket of open space behind tons of collapsed rock and debris has added some optimism to the search for a missing silver miner, despite dangerous conditions that are forcing rescuers to take a much longer route toward where he is trapped. Workers who have been digging through the boulders, twisted wires...

My Wish for 2011: A Just Transition to Clean Energy

Dec 27th 2010 – 5:00AM
Courtesy of Jeff Biggers

Courtesy of Jeff Biggers

This is the year that our country makes the shift from our dependence on dirty coal toward a clean-energy economy. And this is the year that coal miners will lead that just transition, making our devastated coalfields ground zero in the clean-energy boom. After speaking in more than 20 states and coalfield communities...

All 29 Miners Dead After 2nd Blast at NZ Coal Mine

By Lauren FrayerNov 24th 2010 – 6:15AM
Martin Hunter, Getty Images

Martin Hunter, Getty Images

(Nov. 24) -- All 29 miners trapped in a New Zealand coal mine are believed to be dead after a second powerful explosion ripped through the tunnels where they may have sought shelter, officials said today. This afternoon's blast, believed to be caused by a buildup of flammable methane gas over the past five days, was...

Drill Breakthrough in New Zealand Mine Rescue

Nov 23rd 2010 – 4:27PM

GREYMOUTH, New Zealand (Nov. 23) -- A drilling team on Wednesday broke a narrow shaft through to the section of a New Zealand coal mine where 29 workers have been missing for almost six days, and was greeted by a blast of potentially deadly gases from inside. Officials have become increasingly pessimistic about the...

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EVE Evolved: Mining returns with Inferno

By Brendan Drain Apr 22nd 2012 - 06:17PM

Manufacturable tech 1 modules will be removed from NPC drop tables, and Rogue Drone NPCs will have their mineral drops replaced with ISK bounties.

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  • 06/01/12 Klondike Gold begins exploration at 15 Mile Source: StockWatch This item is part of Stockwatch's value added news feed and is only available to Stockwatch subscribers.
  • 06/01/12 Arrowhead Clarifies Puruni Exploration Data Source: StockHouse VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - June 1, 2012) - Arrowhead Gold Corp. (the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:AWH) is issuing the following news release to clarify the Company's disclosure concerning the "Puruni" Project located in Guyana as a result of a review by the British Columbia Securities Commission ("BCSC").
  • 06/01/12 Fancamp Files NI 43-101 Technical Report on the... Source: Agoracom VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - June 1, 2012) - Fancamp Exploration Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:FNC) is pleased to announce that it has filed the National Instrument ("NI") 43-101 Technical Report on the in-pit mineral resource estimates prepared by P&E Mining Consultants Inc. ("P&E") of Brampton (Ontario) on the Magpie #2 Deposit at its 46.72% owned Magpie Iron-Titanium-Vanadium-Chrome Project.
  • 06/01/12 Sierra Resource Group to launch newly designed website. Source: StockWatch Sierra Resource Group, Inc. (OTCBB: SIRG) (the "Company" or "Sierra") announced today that it plans to launch its new website in June. Sierra engaged Miami based IT firm, Ingenium Solutions, LLC, to design and build the Company's new website, which will feature easy access to the latest Company news, descriptions of the Sierra's mining properties, resource reports and operations, and a separate section for investor information, including direct links to SEC filings and corporate governance policies.
  • 06/01/12 West Kirkland Announces Initial Near Surface Gold... Source: StockHouse VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (Marketwire) -- 06/01/12 -- West Kirkland Mining Inc. (TSX VENTURE:WKM) ("West Kirkland" or the "Company") is pleased to report that a National Instrument 43-101 ("NI 43-101") compliant inferred mineral resource estimate has been completed for the TUG deposit located in Utah, along the Long Canyon Trend.

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