All the headlines from our Mining Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Feb 21 2011 // Planned new U.S. mine safety rules will raise costs for mining companies that already spent close to $1 billion between them upgrading safety measures four years ago, the mine industry said.“It’s challenging...
Feb 8 2011 // A surge in weather-related disasters in Australia could push global mining firms to overhaul supply contracts and rethink how bad weather will affect their operations and customers worldwide.Climate scientists say a warmer...
Jan 26 2011 // Come along for the ride as we take a look at how different generations value (or don’t value) other’s opinions on social media and what this means to the insurance industry.How would you respond to the...
Jan 20 2011 // Federal investigators said Wednesday a small fire caused by a methane or natural gas leak likely set off a massive blast of coal dust that killed 29 miners at Massey Energy’s coal mine in West Virginia last...
Jan 13 2011 // As many as 1 million Pennsylvania homes sit above abandoned coal mines, yet a state-subsidized insurance program for mine subsidence has issued only 58,000 policies.Abandoned mines are in 43 of Pennsylvania’s 67...
Jan 6 2011 // Federal mine safety officials have won a settlement with Massey Energy that requires the firm to immediately take safety measures at one of its mines in Kentucky that federal officials say is very dangerous.The U.S....
Dec 29 2010 // Heavy rains and flooding in Australia’s key coal-producing Queensland state have impacted mining operations and brought parts of the coal infrastructure, including rail and ports, to a standstill, operators said on...
Dec 28 2010 // Conducting special inspections to crack down on mines with poor safety records appears to be working, the federal Mine Safety and Health Administration said last week.The agency said it issued 250 citations and orders...
Dec 28 2010 // A gay coal miner is suing a Massey Energy Co. subsidiary, charging that management didn’t protect him from abusive co-workers.The lawsuit names Massey’s Spartan Mining Co. and a foreman at a Kanawha County mine...
Dec 14 2010 // Outgoing Massey Energy executive Don Blankenship is refusing to testify as planned next week about the explosion at the Upper Big Branch mine, state mine safety officials said.Deputy Director Eugene White said the Office...
Dec 3 2010 // Massey Energy Co. has shut down a Kentucky coal mine that federal regulators had cited for safety violations and said another of its mines in West Virginia was in danger of collapse following heavy rains.The mining company...
Dec 2 2010 // Massey Energy chief Don Blankenship is expected to testify Dec. 14 in the probe of an April explosion that killed 29 men in West Virginia’s Upper Big Branch mine.The state Office of Miners’ Health, Safety and...
Nov 29 2010 // A Kanawha County Circuit Court judge has upheld a state law giving coal mine operators 15 minutes to tell regulators about fires and other serious accidents. Judge Tod Kaufman’s ruling came in a case involving...
Nov 22 2010 // Federal regulators late Friday warned 13 mining operations in seven states, including two owned by troubled Massey Energy Co., to show improvement on safety or face stricter enforcement.The Mine Safety and Health...
Nov 19 2010 // An explosion rocked a remote colliery in New Zealand on Friday, trapping 27 miners underground, the company and local authorities said.The new mine, which only began shipping coal this year, is dug into the side of a...
Nov 17 2010 // Managing multiple leaves of absence and the return-to-work process may require navigating a maze of complementary and conflicting requirements. Yet it’s important to manage these decisions properly, as appropriate...
Nov 4 2010 // Mine safety regulators have filed a motion against a company owned by Massey Energy , claiming safety violations at one of its mines in Kentucky, the U.S. Department of Labor said Wednesday.It said its Mine Safety and...
Nov 3 2010 // The authority of West Virginia’s mine safety office to suspend coal miners has been upheld by the state Supreme Court.The decision stems from the death of locomotive driver Victor Goudy at Consol Energy’s...
Oct 21 2010 // Willis Group Holdings announced that it has incorporated its US, UK and International hubs of mining expertise into one worldwide group practice, which will report to Steve Hearn, London-based Chairman of Global Markets...
Oct 19 2010 // Australia faces almost double the number of destructive tropical cyclones, possibly as many as 22, across oil and gas, iron ore and sugar production regions during 2010/11 cyclone season, the weather bureau said.The...