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.
Jan
16
Jan
16
Workers wearing hard hats toil like a colony of ants as trucks and other equipment move through mud and lime carrying pipe, cement and other materials. Read more;
Jan
15
An Iranian vessel operating under Panama’s flag has been on fire since last Saturday in the East China Sea, following a collision with a cargo ship about 260km off the coast of Shanghai. The boat could burn for as long as one month... Read more;
Jan
15
Canada's Pancontinental Gold Corporation (TSXV: PUC), a company whose focus is on the Jefferson gold project in South Carolina, wants to expand its presence in the market for key battery metals. Read more;
Jan
15
Imagine buying a solar panel from a hardware store, mounting it on your roof, then selling the green electricity you produce at a price you set. Read more;
Jan
15
1910- Construction finishes on the 107-meter-tall Buffalo Bill Dam in Wyoming, U.S.A.
Jan
15
Following the completion of soft tunneling in December 2017, mine development moved into hard rock, the company explained in a press release. Read more;
Jan
14
Processing area of SQM’s lithium mine on the Atacama salt flat, the world's second biggest, and the largest lithium deposit currently in production, with over a quarter of the world's known reserves. Read more;
Jan
14
As one hand giveth, the other taketh away. Without getting too biblical, it appears that North American coal mining took a step forward in Canada last week but one foot back south of the border at the same time. Read more;
Jan
14
1916- the man-made Zuiderzee dike in the Netherlands cracks.