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Scientists explain the bend in the Appalachian mountain chain!

The Appalachian mountains form a 1500 mile long almost straight chain running from Alabama to Newfoundland. The interesting bend observed in Pennsylvania and New York State was recently explained...

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Bentley adds new functionality to its popular gINT software

With subsurface investigations and analysis being at the core of every project, Bentley’s software - gINT - provides centralized data management and reporting for subsurface projects of all types: ge...

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Illegal gold mine collapses in Colombia, trapping 30 people

Up to 30 people were trapped underground, after a collapse in a gold mine in Santander de Quilichao, located in the south-west of Colombia. So far twelve people have been recovered dead and rescu...

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8.2 quake hits northern Chile, triggering tsunami warning

An 8.2 magnitude earthquake hit northern Chile on Tuesday evening at 20:46 local time about 86km north-west of the mining area of Iquique, prompting the Pacific Tsunami Warning Cente to issu...

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Bentley Announces Winners of 2013 Be Inspired Awards

Bentley Systems, Incorporated announced the winners of the 2013 Be Inspired Awards at a ceremony during The Year in Infrastructure 2013 Conference, held 29-31 October in London, United Kingdom. T...

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Flooded coal mine kills 10 workers

Ten miners were killed. Another two were rescued 10 days after the flooding on September 28, in the Zhengsheng coal mine in the North Province of Shanxi, China. Mine accidents are common in China o...

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Abandoned Mine and Quarry Accidents Claim 20 to 30 Lives per Year in the United States, according to Geology.com

A study has shown that 20-30 people are killed in abandoned mines and quarries. These individuals typically are just uninvited guests and not professionals. The leading cause of death is by drowning,...

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118th Northwest Mining Association Meeting

The 118th Annual Meeting of the Northwest Mining Association has become a high point for mining engineering in the United States with strong keynotes, networking, sessions, short courses, and a b...

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China: Another coal mine accident in Guizhou Province kills at least 19. Chinese Government: 1,146 deaths in 650 mining accidents just this year.

Another coal mine accident in China is reported today by Business Standard. The accident is caused by an explosion due to gas outburst at the Xiangshui Mine run by Panjiang Investment Holdings Group m...

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Modular Construction and Prefabrication Asia

Rising energy and commodity prices have led to a boom in the number of on-shore, off-shore and mining projects taking place in Novotel Singapore Clarke Quay, Singapore on 24-25 August, 2011, requiring...

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