Mines closed, but mercury flows up food chain.
Byline: Diane Dietz / The Register-Guard MINING'S TOXIC LEGACY The last of Oregon's commercial mercury mines shut down years ago, yet mining is still the major source of mercury pollution in the state's waterways. Mercury-laced waters pouring from abandoned mine tunnels and washing...

Who is supporting the nitrogenous fertilizer market? (Market Report).
This year the domestic nitrogenous fertilizer market has made a sudden change to slackness that already lasted for several years and a brisk market has appeared. The price has also made a strong recovery and the rise has reached 27% compared with the price last year. As...

Positive progress in the restructuring of six major sectors. (Newsdesk).
According to the information from the State Economic and Trade Commission, through the strenuous efforts made by various regions and departments in the recent years positive progress has been made in control of total amounts, closure of small units, elimination of outmoded units and reduction of surplus capacities in...

Prestea Acquisition Back on Track.
DENVER, May 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Golden Star Resources Ltd. (OTC Bulletin Board: GSRSF; Toronto: GSC) ("Golden Star") is pleased to announce that it has reached an agreement with Prestea Gold Resources Limited ("PGR"), which paves the way for the acquisition of the Prestea surface concession in Ghana....

Fording Inc. Posts Strong Second Quarter.
Operating income was $55.8 million, an increase of 213% from 2000. Net income increased 370% to $31.0 million. CALGARY, July 19 /PRNewswire/ - Fording Inc. announced today that operating income for the second quarter of 2001 was $55.8 million, an increase of 213%...

Homestake Reports Q4 Earnings of $0.02 Per Share, All-Time Record Quarterly And Annual Gold Production, Lowest Cash Costs in 23 Years.
(Note: All financial information is reported in US dollars unless stated otherwise) Fourth quarter 2000 summary: - Net income of $5.2 million, compared to net income of $4.0 million for the corresponding 1999 period. Net income per share remained unchanged ...

Minahasa Mine Closure in Indonesia Is Scheduled for 2003.
DENVER, March 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Newmont Mining Corporation's Minahasa gold mine on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi is expected to cease production in 2003 after mining is completed in December of this year. This timetable has been scheduled for several years and reflects depletion of the ore...

Editorial.
This issue of Environments consists of five papers on the diverse topics of water management in Ontario, community sustainability after mine closure, a backcountry national park monitoring program, traditional ecological knowledge in parks management, and cultural landscapes and landscape planning in Yemen. The papers differ in their focus, their...

Views of community sustainability after a mine closure: a case study of Manitouwadge, Ontario.
Abstract Resource dependent communities remain a prevalent feature through much of rural northern Canada. Researchers from a variety of disciplines have explored the characteristics of these communities to assess their current stability and their longer term sustainability. The objective of this paper is to examine the attitudes,...

Hot rocks: Minneapolis' "free" gravel contained asbestos.
For some residents of northeast Minneapolis in the 1970s and 1980s, the rock piles outside the Western Mineral Products plant were too good to pass up. A sign on top read "Free Crushed Rock," a boon for those in the working-class neighborhood who needed fill for their yards and...