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Defence of West Virginia’s former ‘King of Coal’ rests without calling witnesses

Defence of West Virginia's former 'King of Coal' rests without calling witnesses The defence of ex-Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship, the man once known as West Virginia's 'King of Coal,’ and that now faces charges of conspiring to break...

Ex-Massey Energy CEO’s fate in hands of West Virginia jury

Ex-Massey Energy CEO's fate in hands of West Virginia jury Members of a West Virginia jury have began deliberating the fate of former Massey Energy’s chief executive, Don Blankenship, who faces charges related to a deadly 2010 coal mine...

Commodity prices have not bottomed yet — Goldman Sachs

While commodities are mired in the worst slump in a generation and all the market wants to hear is that the worst is already over, O Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) warns prices may fall even further. Unless demand picks up...

Bacanora’s lithium project in Mexico three times richer than thought

Bacanora’s lithium project in Mexico three times richer than thoughtThe project is located 180 km northeast of Hermosillo in the Mexican state of Sonora. Canada and London-listed Bacanora Minerals (TSX-V:BCN) (LON:BCN) saw it shares gain almost 4.7% on Monday...

Rethinking training: advantage of knowledge

Contributed by David Hegarty, Cadre general manager A LARGE mining company throws away tens of millions of dollars a year on training that doesn’t work, applying inefficient and outdated teaching methods to new generation training problems. By better understanding...

Besra secures financing deal

Workers at a Besra gold mining property in Vietnam prior to a shift change.BESRA has closed the first Can$2 million tranche of a Can$15 million financing with InCoR Holdings Plc, chaired by George Molyviatis. InCoR is a venture capital...

Orica graduate program

ORICA, a global provider to the mining industry, places great emphasis on its annual graduate program to ensure the company stays ahead of the pack. The company is serious about investing in its future through graduate development and has...

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