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Huge potash discovery in Western Australia

A WA company claims it has found the world's biggest potash deposit in the Dandaragan area. Potash West said it could only be a matter of f…

Started by Michael Ennis

0 Aug 25, 2011

Mining giant BHP gets tough with staff over manners

  From 'The Australian' MINING giant BHP Billiton has laid down the law on office etiquette to thousands of its staff across Australia,…

Started by EPCM Admin

0 Aug 22, 2011

Mining-free zones for Queensland towns

MINING exploration over densely populated areas will be banned in Queensland as the government attempts to quell community anxiety about en…

Started by EPCM Admin

0 Aug 15, 2011

Investors doubt BHP Billiton targeting Lundin Mining

MELBOURNE – Australian investors played down talk that top global miner BHP Billiton may be lining up a joint bid for Lundin Mining, as its…

Started by EPCM Admin

0 Aug 10, 2011

Mining companies buying up prime farmland across Queensland, despite public opposition

MINING and energy firms have swooped to buy more than 390,000ha across Queensland despite almost unanimous opposition to the sell-off…

Started by EPCM Admin

0 Aug 6, 2011

Mining drags down productivity

MINING has punched a hole in productivity growth and become less -- not more -- efficient over the past five years, based on output per hou…

Started by EPCM Admin

0 Aug 3, 2011

Coal seam damage to water inevitable

THE coal seam gas industry has conceded that extraction will inevitably contaminate aquifers. The Australian Petroleum Production and Explo…

Started by EPCM Admin

0 Aug 2, 2011

Uranium mining in NSW still 'under consideration`

The NSW Minister for Resources and Energy, Chris Hartcher, has refused to rule out overturning a decades-old ban on uranium exploration aft…

Started by EPCM Admin

0 Aug 1, 2011

Olivia Newton John gets physical... um, I mean Political..

A grassroots movement opposed to coal-seam gas (CSG) mining got a boost of star power on Saturday, when 70s pop singer Olivia Newton-John p…

Started by EPCM Admin

0 Jul 31, 2011

Mine bosses banning fatigue alert: union

THE Queensland government agreed to exclude scientific information about the dangers of fatigue from health and safety guidance for the min…

Started by EPCM Admin

0 Jul 25, 2011

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Steel Industry Nickel-and-Dimes New Canadian Coins

Posted by EPCM Admin on May 28, 2012 at 9:30am 0 Comments

By EPCM World contributor Catherine Chan

 

The Royal Canadian Mint (RCM) recently rolled out new one- and two-dollar Canadian circulation coins. The new versions of the loonie and toonie are minted using the…

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Ontario's Feed-In-Tariff: How Solar Energy Can Save You Money (Yes, You!)

Posted by EPCM Admin on May 27, 2012 at 1:24pm 0 Comments

By EPCM World contributors Serina Penner and Nikki Fotheringham

 

Since October of 2009, when the Province launched its Green Energy Act, solar energy in Ontario has enjoyed unparalleled growth. The catalyst of…

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