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Oracle Mining Announces AGM Results
2014-07-16 15:20:52| Industrial Machines - Topix.net
The six director nominees listed in the management information circular dated June 11, 2014 were elected as directors, with the voting tabulated as below: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Director Nominee Voting Results --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nominee ... (more)
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Uncertainty reigns in Australian parliament as mining king holds sway
2014-07-13 17:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: It took mining magnate Clive Palmer only three days to show Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott just how uncomfortable life can be in a parliament in which he holds the balance of power. The neophyte Palmer United Party (PUP), set up by the eccentric billionaire little more than a year ago, on Thursday blocked the repeal of Australia's controversial carbon tax just hours after Abbott publicly said it would pass that day. While the repeal is likely to succeed in an amended form when it comes...
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Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining Decimates Fish Populations in Appalachia
2014-07-10 14:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: A study from researchers at the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) published this month provides strong new evidence that mountaintop removal coal mining in Appalachia is devastating downstream fish populations. Thats hardly news for long-time followers of the controversy surrounding mountaintop removal, a coal mining practice that involves blowing off the tops of mountains to access thin seams of coal and dumping the waste into valleys below. In 2010, a group of 13 prestigious biologists published...
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Top Frontier to tap SMC dividends for mining ventures
2014-07-10 07:40:16| Beverages - Topix.net
Top Frontier Investment Holdings Inc., the majority shareholder of diversified conglomerate San Miguel Corp. , is gearing up to start mining and processing ores from several nickel and gold mining projects in the next five years.
An end to India's 'Wild West'? Meghalaya bans coal mining... for now
2014-07-08 17:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Meghalaya, a state in Indias northeast, has thick forests above ground and valuable minerals below. Coal occurs in a narrow belt from the lower western end of the state across to the eastern end. Uncontrolled mining in the area has cleared forests, degraded rivers, and led to many accidents and deaths as few health and safety standards exist for mine workers. A ban effected earlier this year halted all mining in the state, but is set to be reconsidered at a hearing scheduled for August. The All...
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