A team of University of Nevada-Reno and University of Nevada-Las Vegas researchers have devised a new model for how Nevada’s gold deposits formed, which may help in exploration efforts for
The Bureau of Labor Statistics recently prepared a report outlining the mining industry’s employment situation and the primary influences affecting it. Following is a synopsis of that report. Employment in
Caterpillar and Bucyrus Interna-tional have announced that they have entered into an agreement under which Caterpillar will acquire Bucyrus International in a transaction valued at approximately $8.6 billion (including net
The value of mineral production in the United States increased 9 percent in 2010 from that of 2009, suggesting that the nonfuel minerals industries, particularly metals, were beginning to recover
The American Water Works Association (AWWA) and the Water Environment Federation (WEF) have announced an agreement to more closely collaborate on programs, services and major policy issues. The resolution states
Atlas Copco has appointed Don Cash to sales manager of its regional store in Denver. Cash has been working for Atlas Copco Construction Mining Technique USA for the past
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted its draft study plan on hydraulic fracturing for review to the agency’s Science Advisory Board (SAB), a group of independent scientists. Natural
Let algae do the dirty work.Researchers at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) in Rochester, N.Y., are developing biodiesel from microalgae grown in wastewater. The project is doubly “green” because algae
"Over the last couple of generations, there has been a huge amount of ground water pollution worldwide, and this has had a negative impact on our drinking water supply," says
Nearly half a mile of rock retrieved from beneath the seafloor is yielding new clues about how underwater volcanoes are created, and whether the hotspots that led to their formation