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Glencore’s Glasenberg In Talks To Finally Net Xstrata – Forbes
CBC.ca Glencore's Glasenberg In Talks To Finally Net XstrataForbesCommodities trader Glencore and mining outfit Xstrata are engaged in merger talks, with a formal deal expected to be hammered out as early as next week. If indeed successful, the negotiations could produce a vertically integrated mining and commodities …Glencore and Xstrata in merger talksTelegraph.co.ukRival CEOs... »
Weekly Standard: What Syria Policy? – NPR
USA Today Weekly Standard: What Syria Policy?NPRA protester with his face painted in the Syrian's flag colours takes part in a demonstration against the regime of Syrian President, outside the Syrian embassy in London on Oct. 29, 2011. Lee Smith is a senior editor at The Weekly Standard …APNewsBreak: Syria mining Lebanon borderThe Associated... »
Miners and construction workers smoke the most, says a CDC report – Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times Miners and construction workers smoke the most, says a CDC reportLos Angeles TimesMiners and people in the hotel and food service industry have the highest smoking rates, while those in education have the lowest, finds a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report on smoking prevalence in various professions. …Smoking... »
NZ’s worst mining accidents: Gas, explosions kill dozens – New Zealand Herald
Stuff.co.nz NZ's worst mining accidents: Gas, explosions kill dozensNew Zealand HeraldThe Strongman Mine memorial plaque to commemorate lives lost at the Strongman Mine on the South Island's West Coast. Photo / NZ Herald New Zealand has seen its share of mine disasters, with 181 people killed since 1896. Today, 36 people are missing …Australia,... »
Rural Elko paper endorses Reid as mining champ – San Jose Mercury News
ABC News Rural Elko paper endorses Reid as mining champSan Jose Mercury NewsAP RENO, Nev.—Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has picked up the support of a rural newspaper in northern Nevada that says it doesn't like his liberal views but that the state's mining industry can't afford to lose his clout in Congress. …Reid... »
Miners’ rescue among top Web events – CNN
msnbc.com Miners' rescue among top Web eventsCNNMedia members surround Chile mining minister Laurence Golborne Tuesday. Interest online in the rescue has been intense. (CNN) — The rescue of Chile's trapped miners has become one of the most-watched Web events in recent memory, …Rescuers at mine Chile's other heroesSydney Morning HeraldChile miners rescue: Mexico rues... »
Trapped Chile miners set to escape – Aljazeera.net
Telegraph.co.uk Trapped Chile miners set to escapeAljazeera.netMore than two months after the 33 men got trapped in a dark mining cave, a capsule is to free them on Tuesday night. Chile is preparing to celebrate the rescue of 33 workers who spent the last 68 days trapped in an underground mining site, …Chile psychologyBBC... »
Cameroon: Australian Mining Bosses Die in Air Crash – AllAfrica.com
ABC Online Cameroon: Australian Mining Bosses Die in Air CrashAllAfrica.comEleven people, including Australian mining bosses developing an iron ore project in Cameroon and the Republic of Congo, died when their chartered aircraft crashed in the Congo. The Australian company leading the venture, Sundance Resources, …Former chairman George Jones 'determined to rebuild Sundance board'The AustralianMining... »
Mines Fight Strict Laws by Filing More Appeals – New York Times
Telegraph.co.uk Mines Fight Strict Laws by Filing More AppealsNew York TimesArmed with tougher federal mining laws passed in 2006, federal investigators had new powers to crack down on mines with persistent violations. But mining companies have been able to fend off this tougher regulatory …Coal mining town torn over its lifelineLos Angeles TimesAt least... »
Methane, a Common Danger of Coal Mines – New York Times
The Hindu Methane, a Common Danger of Coal MinesNew York TimesCoal mines will always have methane, often in explosive concentrations, geologists and engineers say. The only question is how diligently miners and mining companies will work to avoid explosions. Though there is no definitive proof …S&P may cut Massey Energy rating after mine disasterReutersWest... »