1977- Australia’s worst rail accident occurs: a commuter train derails in the Granville Suburb of Sydney: 83 people die, 210 are injured.
According to preliminary figures released on Jan. 15 by parent company Detour Gold, the mine reached record production for the fourth quarter of 2018, and record production for all of 2018 READ... read more →
The Swedish manufacturer said Jan. 15 that it will launch a series of new electric machines to replace several excavators and wheel loaders currently in its lineup of compacts. The... read more →
Reactec, a U.K.-based company specializing in the development of Hand Arm Vibration (HAV) monitoring devices, has released a product used to assess and mitigate HAV syndrome called HAVwear READ HERE
2004- Ground breaks for the construction of Busch Stadium, home of the St. Louis Cardinals, in St. Louis, Missouri.
The Waubetek Business Development Corp. has received a key piece of funding to help them move forward with a Centre of Excellence for Indigenous Mineral Development. On Jan. 15, the... read more →
Amid a fierce winter storm, an estimated 250,000 litres of oil spilt into the ocean from Husky Energy’s SeaRose platform, about 350 kilometres from St. John’s. It was the largest... read more →
With the opening of Seattle’s SR-99 tunnel underway, the Alaskan Way Viaduct’s numbered days are coming to a close. The project gained notoriety when the tunnelling machine, nicknamed Bertha, broke... read more →
1862- Part of a pumping engine falls into the pit of a Hartley Coal Mine in England, trapping workers below. As a result, 204 die.
American company Newmont Mining Corp. has announced it will purchase Goldcorp in a $10-billion deal, creating one of the world’s largest mining companies READ HERE