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The Environmental Protection Agency says enforcement actions against companies that violate environmental laws are expected to generate more than $1.9 billion worth of pollution controls and cleanup in West ...

Falling nickel prices are responsible for the decision, Companhia Vale do Rio Doce SA said in a statement.

Severstal North America says it's happy to have closure on a long-running dispute between its Wheeling plant and a Massey Energy subsidiary.

Stocks rose on Wednesday as news pointing to a deepening recession spurred investors to buy defensive stocks, including the shares of biotechnology companies.

Mining stocks, including shares of giant Teck Cominco Ltd. , soared for a second-straight day Thursday as investors continued to feel optimistic about a boost in global demand for metals after China slashed ...

The federal agency that regulates surface mining could decide as early as next week whether to merge two northern Arizona coal mines under one permit, a move that could allow one to resume operations despite ...

WEST CHESTER - AK Steel, caught in the sharp drop in steel demand in the face of the recession, said late Wednesday it was implementing an indefinite 5 percent pay cut for its 1,500 salaried employees, ...

Global economic slowdown felt in mining towns Comments DENVER - A severe pullback in spending for everything from houses in Connecticut to jewelry in Europe and steel in China has reached as far as the New ...

Hecla Mining Co., a northern Idaho-based silver mining company, must pay an $85,000 penalty and buy $17,000 in emergency equipment for a local fire department after 22,500 gallons of mine tailings spilled from ...

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc suspended dividend payments, slashed its 2009 capital expenditure budget and lowered copper output on Wednesday due to a slump in metal prices and its shares fell 13 percent.

The Westaim Corporation requisitions meeting of shareholders of NUCRYST Pharmaceuticals to return capital to NUCRYST shareholders Comtex CALGARY, Dec.

ZAKARIA: Ratan Tata is the chairman of the Taj Group of hotels, and also the Tata Group -- the largest private corporate group in India.

Johnson Matthey Inc. , a Pennsylvania corporation, was sentenced today to a $3 million criminal fine for a felony violation of the Clean Water Act by Judge Dee Benson of the U.S. District Court for the District ...

PITTSBURGH, Dec. 2 /CNW/ -- United States Steel Corporation announced today that as a result of the company's continuing review and analysis of market conditions and their impact on customers' orders, it is ...

Two major coal companies and one of the Midwest's largest utilities are combining with Washington University to try and make St.

Mumbai , India --Diamantaires who gathered in Mumbai for a Diamond Trading Co. meeting last week have all been accounted for in the wake of terror attacks in India's jewelry manufacturing hub, the DTC reported ...

Royal Dutch Shell Plc and Anglo American Plc have delayed plans to develop a A$5 billion project in Australia to convert coal into clean fuels, citing higher costs.

United Rentals last week named William Plummer as chief financial officer, replacing Martin Welch, effective Dec.

A lawyer for environmentalists and tribal activists told a federal judge Monday that the government's approval of a big gold mine was flawed and would prohibit the Western Shoshone from practicing religious ...

Shares of Frontera Copper Corp. jumped from C$0.31 to C$0.59 last week, a gain of more than 90%, as 14.3% of the Toronto-based miner's outstanding shares were acquired by two or three investors in the past ...