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Cannes 2013: 'Touch of Sin' a corrosive depiction of Chinese society
CANNES, France -- Films dealing with societal corruption may be nothing new for Western audiences. But in China, where the government keeps a tight grip on what appears on movie screens, that is hardly the case. Which is why “A Touch of Sin,&...Tags: China, Personal Service, Career and Workplace, Mining, Film Festivals
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Weston team wins NASA contest
Cypress Bay High School students rocketed to the top of a field of nearly 600 entries from 20 countries in this year's NASA Ames Space Settlement Design Contest. The team of Robert Gitten, Jackie Linevsky, Zared Schwartz, Jonathan Schiller, Reagan...Tags: NASA, Mining
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Ecuador pushing ahead with reforms to lure mining investors
Reuters* Andean country rich in minerals, but has no big mines * Government-controlled Congress likely to approve reforms QUITO, May 16 (Reuters) - Ecuador's government on Thursday presented a mining bill to Congress that should pave the way for the signing of...Tags: Kinross Gold Corporation, U.S. Congress, Justice System, Career and Workplace, Casino and Gambling Industry
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SD board receives mining report
Goldcorp plans to mine at the old Golden Reward site in the Black Hills after acid-rock drainage is addressed, a company official said Thursday. Leakage appears to be happening where the cap over acidic rock meets a high wall at the West Liberty pit....Tags: Physiology, Richmond Hill, Mining, Water Supply, Goldcorp Incorporated
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Miners union threatens strike at South Africa's Amplats
ReutersJOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Miners at South Africa's Anglo American Platinum reported for work late Thursday, and a labor leader said the workers will strike on Friday in an escalation of unrest that sent the company's shares lower and the rand to a four-...Tags: Arts and Culture, Sociology, Lonmin Plc, Career and Workplace, South Africa
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COMMODITIES-Most markets fall, weak US data prompts demand worry
Reuters* Gold falls for sixth sessions, first time in four years * Oil gains as dollar drops after soft U.S. economic readings * U.S. drought shrinks, may be too late for some wheat crops By Carole Vaporean NEW YORK, May 16 (Reuters) - Most commodity markets...Tags: Droughts, Federal Reserve, Commodity Markets, Weather Reports, Casino and Gambling Industry
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Latest Indiana news, sports, business and entertainment
PURDUE-PLANE INTO FENCE Plane found in Purdue airport fence; pilot safe WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — The pilot of a small plane that veered into a fence at the Purdue University Airport says the aircraft was experiencing engine trouble before the...Tags: University of Oxford, Blueberries, Entertainment, Hospitals and Clinics, Ball State University
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Freeport Indonesia mine shut for second day, five dead
ReutersJAKARTA, May 16 (Reuters) - Operations at Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc's Indonesian mine remained halted for a second day, as rescuers raced to find 23 workers still trapped underground after a training tunnel collapse at the world's No.2 copper...Tags: Gold and Precious Material, Mining, Indonesia
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Freeport suspends Indonesia mine after tunnel collapse
ReutersJAKARTA (Reuters) - Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc halted operations at the world's second largest copper mine in Indonesia on Wednesday as rescue workers scrambled to find 25 workers caught underground in a tunnel collapse a day earlier. The head of...Tags: Gold and Precious Material, Disasters and Accidents, Mining, Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc, Indonesia
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FACTBOX-U.S. coal-fired power plants scheduled to shut
ReutersMay 16 (Reuters) - U.S. power companies plan to shut or convert over 50,000 megawatts (MW) of coal-fired plants over the next several years as cheap natural gas prices and strict environmental rules have made coal the more expensive option in some areas....Tags: Niles, Barack Obama, Hopewell (Hopewell, Virginia), Salem (Salem, Virginia), Yorktown (York, Virginia)
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Ex-BP boss Hayward takes Glencore chair after Xstrata clearout
ReutersLONDON/ZUG, Switzerland (Reuters) - A shareholder coup at newly merged commodities group Glencore Xstrata ousted its chairman and all former Xstrata directors on Thursday, replacing him with former BP boss Tony Hayward, excoriated for his role in the Gulf...Tags: HSBC Holdings plc, Elections, Shareholders, Voting, Glencore International AG
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Officials in Upper Peninsula village of Baraga hope for disaster relief funds after flooding
BARAGA, Mich. (AP) — Officials in the Upper Peninsula village of Baraga hope to secure disaster relief funds to fix some damage caused by recent flooding. The Daily Mining Gazette of Houghton reports (http://bit.ly/15Qg5Ot ) a large culvert...Tags: Rick Snyder, Mining
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