Modern mining is a difficult, narrow-margin business. A Nevada mine uses advanced surveying technology to control costs and improve safety. 

Interconnected technology helps ensure success on the Dulles Metrorail Extension mega-project.

On Nov. 23, 1923, the California Bears opened the new California Memorial Stadium at the University of California at Berkeley (UCB) with a win over visiting archrival Stanford. It was the start of a long and sometimes contentious life for the stadium.

Cadastral surveying, including the development and management of cadastral information, provides the basis for land titling and ownership. As property values increase, the importance of the cadastre increases as well.

John Krcmar had been involved in a lot of surveys in his 33 years with Canadian Pacific Railway (CP). But he had never done one like this. ...

The old quarry and cement plant had been a fixture at the south end of Martinsburg, W.Va., since 1884. Acquired in 2002 by Essroc, a leading North American cement producer with headquarters in Nazareth, Pa., the operation began as a limestone mine and started producing Portland cement in the 1920s. ...

Located along the Gulf of Guinea in West Africa, the Republic of Benin has a land area of 42,500 square miles--slightly smaller than Pennsylvania. Since the early 1990s, Benin has been actively working to improve the standard of living for its citizens through sustainable economic development. ...

It’s a scene from a Hollywood movie: A mountainside in Austria begins slipping down into the picturesque lake below. Emergency teams alert nearby residents and instruct them to flee from their homes. The landslide threatens to bury neighborhoods and carry dozens of buildings into the lake. ...

In the rapidly expanding business of renewable energy, wind power stands tall as the fastest-growing sector. In 2007, more than 5,200 MW of wind power- generating capacity was installed in the U.S. For 2008, the total was about 7,500 MW, and wind now provides about 1.5 percent of total U.S. electricity generation. ...