July 2010
Full disclosure
Extensive media coverage, together with ongoing legislative and regulatory attention, have increased the focus on global climate change and the likelihood of future governmental action to address the risks Full story...
Reports
Full disclosure
Extensive media coverage, together with ongoing legislative and regulatory attention, have increased the focus on global climate change and the likelihood of future governmental action to address the risks Full story...
Safety matters
A series of mine fatalities in the past six months have put safety legislation in the spotlight Full story...Cyanide management: Ten years since Baia Mare
A decade after the Baia Mare tailing disaster, it is time to reflect on development of the International Cyanide Management Code and its future Full story...Illegal miners found dead at Harmony mine
The bodies of illegal miners have been discovered at Harmony Gold Mines Co Ltd’s President Styne mine in South Africa Full story...Enemies or Allies?
Scaling up partnerships between mining companies and conservation NGOs could ensure the conservation of endangered biodiversity Full story...Striking a balance
Is the mining legislation pendulum shifting back towards resource nationalisation? Full story...Cyanide management in the gold industry
Increasingly onerous restrictions are forcing the gold industry to better manage cyanide use and disposal Full story...Mongolia: tough times ahead
The Mongolian government is tightening its grip on foreign mining as its seeks a balance between foreign investment and domestic needs Full story...Being prepared
With the introduction of the new Bribery Act in the UK, mining companies are advised to ensure that they have fully implemented anti-corruption policies Full story...Enviromine
Massey: Regulators increased methane risk
The US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) contributed to the sequence of events that led to 29 miners dying at the Upper Big Branch (UBB) coal mine in April, Massey Energy Co claimed Full story...
Goldcorp responds to pollution allegations
Goldcorp Inc has said allegations of pollution from its Marlin gold mine in Guatemala are entirely without merit Full story...Illegal miners found dead at Harmony mine
The bodies of illegal miners have been discovered at Harmony Gold Mines Co Ltd’s President Styne mine in South Africa Full story...Queensland government faces law suit
The Queensland government is facing a legal suit from bauxite-developer Cape Alumina Ltd after declaring the Wentlock river basin, which contains the company’s Pisolite Hills project, a wild river area Full story...Unprecedented poisoning from Nigerian gold mining
More than 160 people, including at least 100 children have died from lead poisoning resulting from artisanal gold mining in Nigeria’s northwest Zamfara StateUS Centre for Disease Control and Prevention Full story...PAC new condemnation of Zimbabwe diamonds
The non-government organisation Partnership Africa Canada (PAC) has raised new concerns about violence at Zimbabwe’s Marange diamond mine Full story...One-off watering does the trick
In an Australian first, iron-ore producer Crosslands Resources Ltd has implemented a one-off treatment which eliminates the ongoing use of water for dust suppression at its operation Full story...Tailings
Keeping score
The latest Fraser Institute’s Annual Survey of mining companies, which aims to establish how mineral endowment and public policy factors such as taxation and regulation affect exploration investment, shows South Africa has fallen 12 ranking positions in the 2009/2010 year to 61st out of 72 jurisdictions Full story...Site Search
Log inIssue: July 2010
PROFESSIONAL PLACEMENTS
Geologists- Senior and Junior Positions
Gryphon Minerals is aggressively growing its world class Banfora Gold Project in Burkina Faso, West Africa.
Mining and Metals Opportunities - Hatch
Mining and Metals Opportunities in London and Globally: Senior and junior roles.
Minerals Geoscientist Vacancy - Neftex
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Opportunities for Senior & Principal Level Consultants - SRK
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