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 Diminished mercury use in gold mining ‘inevitable’Monday, June 29, 2009They have been romanticized as lonely men seeking to make their fortune; praised for their contributions to the economy and vilified as destroyers of the environment. And now miners are being swept up in a change many regard as inevitable. read more »NEWS  Panel considers fines against Quecreek Mine Friday, June 26, 2009A mining company attorney defended its operations Thursday as the legal wrangling continued nearly seven years since the rescue of nine trapped coal miners in Pennsylvania's Quecreek Mine. read more » Australia: Amendments To Queensland’s Mining And Petroleum LegislationThursday, June 25, 2009The Mines and Energy Legislation Amendment Act 2009 was introduced as a bill in Queensland on 19 May 2009 and passed on 12 June 2009.
read more » Frack Attack - Drilling Technique Under ScrutinyThursday, June 25, 2009Four years after a widely used but controversial oil and gas production technology was exempted from federal regulation under the Safe Drinking Water Act, Congress is taking another look at the process known as hydraulic fracturing, or fracking. read more » ERCB Oil Sands Tailings RegulationsFriday, February 20, 2009Comments on the new Alberta ERCB regulations pertaining to oil sands tailings impoundment closure and reclamation. read more » |
