Wild Weather Could Push Miners to Heed Insurers’ Warnings; Reassess Risks
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...
View ArticleCanada, Other Countries Block Asbestos from UN Hazardous List
Chrysotile asbestos will not be listed as a hazardous industrial chemical that can be banned from import after countries including Canada and Ukraine blocked consensus, a United Nations spokesman said...
View ArticleMarsh Forms New Global Mining Practice
As mining organizations pursue growth opportunities outside their home countries, they are challenged by a number of new and emerging exposures. Marsh has formed a new Global Mining Practice that will...
View ArticleMarsh Launches Global Mining Practice
Marsh has announced the formation of a new “Global Mining Practice,” which it said “harnesses all of its mining expertise, experience, and relationships around the world.” The move comes as “mining...
View ArticleMining Industry Launches Safety Program
The National Mining Association says it’s launching a program to get companies collaborating so mine operators with poor safety records can learn from those with good ones. The goal is to eliminate...
View ArticleEl Nino Seen Having ‘Modest Impact’ on Australia
An emerging El Nino weather pattern is likely to have only a modest impact on crops and mining in Australia and could benefit sugar cane growers in Queensland, a senior forecaster said. Drier...
View ArticleScientists Back EPA on Montana Asbestos Risks
Federal officials anticipate finishing by late 2014 a risk study to guide the cleanup of an asbestos-contaminated Montana mining town, after a panel of scientists backed draft results that say even a...
View ArticleUtah Mine Landslide 1 Of Largest In History
A massive landslide that halted operations at a major Utah copper mine last week was one of the largest in the history of open pit mining, an expert said this week. The assessment came after Kennecott...
View ArticleNew Mexico Jury Gives 1-Cent Damage Award
A potash mining company won its lawsuit against an oil and gas company over a mistake in a New Mexico drilling project but a jury awarded just one cent of damages. The award for Plymouth, Mass.-based...
View ArticleGlobal Alliance Founder Wins License to Operate Mozambique Insurer
The Mozambican unit of a company set up by Global Alliance Group founder Robert Lewis has won a license to become the southern African nation’s 17th insurer. ICE Seguros, part of London-based...
View ArticleWild Weather Could Push Miners to Heed Insurers’ Warnings; Reassess Risks
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...
View ArticleCanada, Other Countries Block Asbestos from UN Hazardous List
Chrysotile asbestos will not be listed as a hazardous industrial chemical that can be banned from import after countries including Canada and Ukraine blocked consensus, a United Nations spokesman said...
View ArticleMarsh Forms New Global Mining Practice
As mining organizations pursue growth opportunities outside their home countries, they are challenged by a number of new and emerging exposures. Marsh has formed a new Global Mining Practice that will...
View ArticleMarsh Launches Global Mining Practice
Marsh has announced the formation of a new “Global Mining Practice,” which it said “harnesses all of its mining expertise, experience, and relationships around the world.” The move comes as “mining...
View ArticleMining Industry Launches Safety Program
The National Mining Association says it’s launching a program to get companies collaborating so mine operators with poor safety records can learn from those with good ones. The goal is to eliminate...
View ArticleEl Nino Seen Having ‘Modest Impact’ on Australia
An emerging El Nino weather pattern is likely to have only a modest impact on crops and mining in Australia and could benefit sugar cane growers in Queensland, a senior forecaster said. Drier...
View ArticleScientists Back EPA on Montana Asbestos Risks
Federal officials anticipate finishing by late 2014 a risk study to guide the cleanup of an asbestos-contaminated Montana mining town, after a panel of scientists backed draft results that say even a...
View ArticleUtah Mine Landslide 1 Of Largest In History
A massive landslide that halted operations at a major Utah copper mine last week was one of the largest in the history of open pit mining, an expert said this week. The assessment came after Kennecott...
View ArticleNew Mexico Jury Gives 1-Cent Damage Award
A potash mining company won its lawsuit against an oil and gas company over a mistake in a New Mexico drilling project but a jury awarded just one cent of damages. The award for Plymouth, Mass.-based...
View ArticleGlobal Alliance Founder Wins License to Operate Mozambique Insurer
The Mozambican unit of a company set up by Global Alliance Group founder Robert Lewis has won a license to become the southern African nation’s 17th insurer. ICE Seguros, part of London-based...
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