Challenges Faced by the Diamond Mining Industry March 24, 2008 | Mining Weekly An article at Mining Weekly explores some of the challenges faced by... Mountaintop Removal Controversy in Appalachia December 28, 2007 | Earth Observatory The mountaintop removal mining method stirs lots of controversy in the Appalachian... High Gold Prices and Illegal Mining July 16, 2008 | Canada.com The current high gold prices have increased the amount of illegal mining... Many Factors Will Challenge the Recovery of the Chesapeake Bay February 19, 2008 | USGS Newsroom "The Chesapeake Bay is affected by multiple factors, ranging from population growth... Risks of Ultra Deep Mines August 18, 2007 | Blue Ridge Now The Crandall Canyon Mine is one of the deepest coal mines in... Philippines Landslide Kills 14 September 9, 2008 | Reuters Heavy rains triggered a landslide that killed 14 people in a mining... Mt. Diwalwal (Philippines) Landslide Threat April 2, 2008 | GMA News The Philippines office of Mines and Geosciences recommends relocation of many residents... Don’t Blame China for High Gas Prices September 28, 2007 | GEOTIMES Some people point to China whenever commodity prices are on the rise.... Newmont’s Indonesia Permitting Delays April 26, 2008 | Denver Post Newmont Mining may have to lay off up to 750 mine workers... Mining Leaves Nasty Legacy in Zambia January 3, 2008 | GEOTIMES This news note at the GEOTIMES website explains that the city of... Revising the 1872 Mining Law February 1, 2009 | Arizona geology Nick Joe Rahall, United States Representative from West Virginia reintroduced a bill... Mine Worker Shortage October 3, 2008 | Timmins Press The Ontario Mining Association syas that 93,000 mining jobs will open across... Michigan Mining Boom? December 29, 2008 | AP Michigan News A number of new mining projects and active mineral exploration in several... Climate Change Will Have Biggest Impact on Developing Countries April 13, 2008 | Strategic Risk In 2007, worldwide losses from natural disasters was about $82 billion. ... Why Higher Gas Prices Make Economic Sense April 28, 2008 | Newsweek Mike Jackson, CEO of AutoNation, America's top car dealer, says that the... Is Now the Time to Fill the Strategic Petroleum Reserve? March 6, 2008 | GEOTIMES The United States Department of Energy allocated nearly $600 million to purchase... July: 10,000 New Mining Jobs August 3, 2008 | LA Times Although over 50,000 jobs were lost last month in the United States,... Revamping the 1872 Mining Act July 23, 2007 | Forbes The 1872 Mining Act was passed to help develop the mineral wealth... Philippines: World Geothermal Leader October 6, 2008 | Houston Chronicle Twenty-eight percent of the electricity generated in the Philippines comes from hot... Graduates Opting Out of Mining Careers November 3, 2007 | Mining Weekly The need for geologists trained for the mining industry is very high... |