Articles By Section: Comment

This page lists all articles in the Comment section on the Mining Journal database. You can sort the list by type, date, or reader rating. To browse another section, use the menu in the column on the right.

Sort Articles By

Article	Type	Published Date	Rating
Time to talk In June I attended the first European Minerals Conference in Madrid, held to discuss the development of mineral resources and minerals policy across the European Union (EU). The theme of the conference was fitting to this issue of MEM which is focused on policy and legislative development	Comment Article	06 Jul 2010	0 Stars
People, planet, profit In the wake of the worst mining accident in the US for 40 years (the 29 fatalities at Massey Energy’s Upper Big Branch coal mine in Virginia), the importance of people in the mining industry has become even more apparent	Comment Article	06 May 2010	0 Stars
Endings and beginnings As we make the transition from one decade to the next, the mining industry can be proud of what it has achieved in the past ten years, but take care not to fall foul of complacency – there is still plenty to be done	Comment Article	03 Feb 2010	0 Stars
Elemental, my dear Captain Preparing this issue of MEM reminded me of a cartoon I would watch as a child. The cartoon, Captain Planet, depicted a hero who harnessed the elements of earth, air, fire and water (plus an additional element of heart) to cut pollution “down to zero”	Comment Article	14 Oct 2009	0 Stars
After you’re gone In June I travelled north to Newcastle-upon-Tyne in northern England, home to one of the oldest mining districts in the UK and birthplace of industrial-scale coal mining, for a conference on risk and hazard management in former mining districts	Comment Article	06 Jul 2009	0 Stars
Money tree With global capital spending anticipated to be cut by anything from US$30 billion to US$50 billion this year, and the same again in 2010, there are lean times ahead for the mining industry. But companies would be wise not to let their budgets for environmental, social and sustainability issues be the first thing to slide.	Comment Article	02 Apr 2009	0 Stars
Preserve or prosper? As miners continue to face up to the challenges of corporate social responsibility, one major challenge remains: when a mine is located on or near a site of historical, religious or ecological value, resistance to development can be fierce and is growing.	Comment Article	30 Jan 2009	0 Stars
Archived Issue Online articles are not available for this issue. You may download the PDF version by clicking on the icon to the right. You will need to login to do so.	Headline Article	26 Jan 2009	0 Stars
Walk away? December 1 was World AIDS day, and the topic features more than once in this issue of MEM, which has a health and safety theme.	Comment Article	18 Dec 2008	0 Stars
Stormy Weather Most eyes would have been firmly focused on the financial tempest that has engulfed the world in the past few months, but climate change and the unpredictable weather it can create should always be in our minds.	Comment Article	25 Nov 2008	0 Stars
Stormy weather MOST eyes would have been firmly focused on the f... Stormy weather MOST eyes would have been firmly focused on the financial tempest that has engulfed the world in the past few months, but climate change and the unpredictable weather it can create should always be in our minds. While some might dism...	Comment Article	02 Oct 2008	0 Stars
Coal boom spurs equipment demand Early in June, BP released its a... ...	Comment Article	25 Jul 2008	0 Stars
Preserve or prosper? AS MINERS continue to face up to the challe... Preserve or prosper? AS MINERS continue to face up to the challenges of corporate social responsibility, one major challenge remains: when a mine is located on or near a site of historical, religious or ecological value, resistance to development ca...	Comment Article	11 Jul 2008	0 Stars