Workers to break ground on Chile mine escape route
from Global Post
If a wave of immense joy swept the country a week ago when the 33 trapped miners sent word on a note attached to a drill that they were alive and well, then a quiet euphoria pervades, as the work officially begins to carve out their escape route.  More
 

Implosion demolishes Brazil stadium
from Latin American Herald Tribune
An implosion demolished Fonte Nova Stadium in the northeastern Brazilian city of Salvador, but some of the remains will be used to build new sports facilities for the 2014 soccer World Cup.  More
 

Quarrying poses no danger to Bajpe airport
from DNA
The mining for granite and earth around the Bajpe hill will not affect the Mangalore International Airport runway or its infrastructure, clarified officials of the mining and geology department of Karnataka. They also stated that no license was given to any company or individual to mine for 900 meters outside the perimeter wall of the tabletop airport.  More
 

Massey shares down after explosives found in mine
from Bloomberg Businessweek
Shares of Massey Energy Co. fell after the company disclosed it received a citation for improperly stored explosives in the mine where 29 men were killed in an April explosion. The company denied that there was any link between the explosives and the fatal blast.  More
 

$35 million chemical plant at Orica approved
from Cessnock Advertiser
The NSW Department of Planning has approved a $35 million chemical manufacturing facility in Cessnock, supporting some 40 new jobs. The facility will be built on the site of the Orica Technology Centre at Richmond Vale and will support the manufacturing of ammonium nitrate emulsion (ANE), which is primarily used as an explosives precursor in the mining industry.  More
 

Activists seek ban on mountaintop removal mining
from The Associated Press via Google
Activists from the Appalachian region called on the Obama administration to end the practice of mountaintop removal coal mining, saying it is destroying their land and harming their water quality.  More
 

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Marines using dogs to sniff out IEDs
from KGTV San Diego
A group of Camp Pendleton Marines are going through specialized training to counter the threat of improvised explosive devices -- IEDs -- found on the battlefields of Afghanistan. Despite all the high-tech hardware, IEDs account for 60 percent of all military casualties in Afghanistan, and now Marines are turning to bomb-sniffing dogs to sniff out explosives.  More
 

Selwyn Project receives amended mining land use permit
from Benzinga
Selwyn Resources Ltd. announces that its 50 percent owned joint venture, the Selwyn Project, has received an amended Mining Land Use Permit. This permit provides authorization for much of the work required for new project infrastructure for the planned advanced exploration underground program at Selwyn. This permit does not include authorization for use or discharge of water related to the planned underground program -- these will be covered under a "Type B" Water License to be obtained from the Yukon Water Board.   More