Rio Tinto to invest additional US$300 million to advance the Kitimat Modernisation Project.
MONTREAL, Oct. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Rio Tinto is to invest an additional US$300 million in the modernisation of the Kitimat aluminium smelter in British Columbia, Canada, bringing the current project funding total to over US$500[R]E[sz]million. "The Kitimat Modernisation Project leverages two of our greatest competitive advantages -...

A trend of mild cooling down appears in the economy.
The macro economic indexes in the Chinese economy continued to maintain a robust growth from January to February this year. The export growth gradually came down, the industrial growth was also slowed, the consumption growth showed a mild increase and the price of commodities presented a moderated rising trend....

Reclamation, Part I: the bare minimum; returning the land to nature is the least an aggregate producer can do--and by law must do--after a site has been mined out. (E&T Reclamation).
No matter where in the country an aggregate producer is operating, chances are the site is regulated by state and local laws governing reclamation. More than 20 years have passed since Congress instituted the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act in 1977. The act requires coal mining...

Take some steps into history; Weekend salutes Valley tourism.
Byline: Bonnie Russell This Columbus Day weekend, area residents and visitors will be able to step back in time and keep pace with the future when historical, cultural and artistic sites throughout the Blackstone Valley open their doors to the public as part of the fourth annual...

Company presses its mining appeal.
Byline: Matt Cooper The Register-Guard You can throw a tomato from the land that is Joel Narva's passion to the land that is his preoccupation. Narva's home in Santa Clara - including the vegetable garden in the front yard that he tends so enthusiastically -...

Phosphorus chemical project in quake-hit area.
On September 4th, Sichuan Chemical Holding Group Corporation signed an agreement with the Leshan municipal government on the development of phosphate rock and the construction of a phosphorus chemical plant at Mabian. The project will greatly ease the shortage of phosphorus ore in Sichuan province. Large phosphate...

DOES THE MAYOR MATTER?
Byline: ELECTION 2008 By Edward Russo The Register-Guard In this uncertain economy, Mayor Kitty Piercy and her rival Jim Torrey agree that job creation will be among the top priorities for the city's next mayor. "The economy and jobs, that is what people really care...

Compound phosphate fertilizers face obstacles.
1. Present status With support from the government's agricultural aid policy, the compound phosphate fertilizer sector in China has developed rapidly since 2003. The annual growth of output averaged 10.4% between 2003 and 2007. China now consumes more phosphate fertilizers than any other country. The...

Beyond Fred Flintstone: vulcan adapts a browser-based system for on-site claims reporting and cuts costs by 40 percent.
Safety and workers' comp claims are a major concern for Vulcan Materials, a Birmingham, Alabama-based construction aggregates company. Many of the company's 8,000 employees work in stone quarries and sand and gravel plants with heavy machinery: massive haul trucks, loaders and processing equipment that crushes boulders into pebble-sized bits...

Smooth asphalt placement is essential.
Smooth asphalt placement is essential By Greg Udelhofen, editor Granite Contracting uses Volvo PF6110 track paver to build only four-lane drag strip in United States If you're a race fan, the Lowe's Motor Speedway (LMS) in Charlotte, NC (actually Concord, NC) probably offers...