Subscribe Online issue In print Archives Classifieds Advertise Customer Service AGI Home Search   Enter this month's Where on Earth? contest here! Order your FREE trial copy of Geotimes! Take advantage of your special promo code.	April 28 Pakistan's wetter weather linked to global warming April 18 Travels in Geology: 100 years after San Francisco quake April 12 Funding Great Lakes restoration March 31 Earthquake jostles Iran March 24 Closing in on Mars Go to Geotimes' Web Extras Archive for past online news coverage. Read more Travels in Geology in the Geotimes' archive. Geotimes Poll Do you think the mining industry has cleaned up its environmental practices in recent years? Yes, beyond regulatory requirements Yes, but only as required No Don't know View Results
A New Look at Mining and the Environment: Finding Common Ground U.S. mining industry and environmental groups are in a standoff that is historically rooted, but not necessarily unbridgeable, as is evident from other countries. Frank T. Manheim Plus! Minerals consumption soars The Rush to Uncover Gold's Origins Print Exclusive Geologists are hotly debating the genesis of 25 percent of the world's annual gold output. John Muntean Diamonds Bedazzle Canadian North Print Exclusive Canada is the sixth largest diamond producer in the world, and is getting a boost with new tools to navigate the region's unique climate and geology. Kathryn Hansen Visit the Geotimes archives to search for past stories.	News Notes Feeling the heat wave Tiny fossils go 3-D Faith-based carbon credits systems Tiny T. rex cousin Minerals cut again Deep sediments, strong quakes Fossil bites into mammal stereotypes Undersea methane not to blame Tibetan plateau timing Geophenomena Print Exclusive Italy's hidden hazard Philippines village buried Energy & Resources Print Exclusive Royalties flushed Mineral Resource of the Month: Mercury Trends & Innovations Print Exclusive Trying out Prehistoric Tools Experimental archaeology seeks to understand how ancient people forged and used tools, weapons and other objects. Megan Sever Education & Outreach Need a Job? Coal Workers Wanted With academic mining programs disappearing and a wave of retirements, the demand for coal workers is rising. Naomi Lubick Order your FREE trial copy of Geotimes! Take advantage of your special promo code.
Comment Digging Into Coal Mining Safety The United States is looking at the safety of underground coal mines in light of several high-profile mining accidents earlier this year, but any evaluation of the current state of the industry needs to delve below the headlines. Robert Ferriter Political Scene Energy Efforts on Tap Months after passage of the energy bill, lawmakers are still ironing out short- and long-term goals to reduce U.S. dependence on foreign oil and gas. Margaret Anne Baker Geologic Column Oink If You Love Coal Pigs eat coal - it's true, just ask around. Edward R. Landa	Profiles Ann Carpenter: Searching for gold Check out this month's Energy Notes! Geomedia Wikipedia v. Britannica: Reader beware Books: Amazing ice: A review of Ice: The Nature, the History and the Uses of an Astonishing Substance On the Web: Podcast powwow Benchmarks April 18, 1906: The Great Earthquake Destroys San Francisco A magnitude-7.8 earthquake strikes San Francisco, Calif., sparking fires that engulf the city. Table of Contents Where on Earth? Calendar
ON THE COVER At the height of its production in the early 20th century, the Kelly Mine near Socorro, N.M., shown here in 1995, was well-known for producing a green-blue zinc carbonate mineral called smithsonite. But now, it stands largely abandoned and as a symbol of the mining days of old. Today, new technologies and policies, as well as scientific progress, are shaping a different view of mining. Photo is courtesy of Christopher M. Keane.	Coming Soon... Later this month: Geologic Column: Oink If You Love Coal; Education & Outreach: Need a Job? Coal Workers Wanted Next month: Water Quality Visit AGI's Online Store and Geomarketplace!

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