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Asteroid mining firm hires former White House officer
Peter Marquez, former director of space policy under US Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama, is Planetary Resources’s new vice president for global engagement.
Planetary Resources wants to raise $1m with its first asteroid prospectors
Promises 'a telescope for everyone.'
INFOGRAPHIC: Four leading conflict minerals
45,000 deaths each month
Asteroid mining to dominate the industry: experts
Geologists believe that asteroids hold iron ore, nickel and precious metals at much higher concentrations than those found on Earth.
Well that was quick: 6 months after seizure Colquiri's output is DOWN 21%, workforce UP 30%
Monthly production falls to almost 100 tonnes below Glencore rate before expropriation.
Copper, tin likely beneficiaries in 2013 from improved demand: Macquarie
Copper and tin are likely to be the biggest near-term beneficiaries of improved apparent demand through the first half of 2013, with supply availability still limited, Macquarie said in a research note Friday.
INFOGRAPHIC: Why asteroid mining is necessary
Platinum will be depleted in 20 to 30 years.
Indonesia’s tin mining brings more problems than wealth: report
Tin mining is a profitable but damaging trade that has scarred the Indonesian island of Bangka, a granite outcrop just east of Sumatra, reports English newspaper The Guardian.
Congo to discuss mining code changes with companies
The Democratic Republic of Congo's intentions to increase the government stake in mining projects by 35% will be first discussed with mining companies and also consulted with the World Bank and the IMF, said a source from the country’s ministry of mines.
Bolivia’s Colquiri mine to restart operation after historic agreement
The rival groups of Bolivian miners fighting over control of the Andean silver, tin and zinc Colquiri mine, reached an agreement over the weekend that was qualified as “historic” by Government Minister Carlos Romero.
Rival tin miners in Bolivia fight with dynamite
Violent clashes between vying factions of miners from Bolivia's second largest tin mine have left one person dead and nine injured.
More trouble for Glencore in Bolivia
Three managers from Bolivia's state-owned mining company were taken hostage by residents of a village in the region of Potusi, who are demanding a 15% stake in the region's silver mine part-owned and operated by Glencore.
Nationalization is no help ending a mine fight in Bolivia
Over $1 million has lost Bolivia so far due to the conflict over rights at the silver, tin and zinc mine that used to belong to commodity trader Glencore (LON:GLEN), but that President Evo Morales nationalized last June.
The toll from mining tin
BusinessWeek profile the horrific conditions in Indonesian tin mines, where largely destitute miners extract ore with shovels and picks.
No more queuing – LME embarks on warehouse review
LME's warehousing operations "have been dogged by controversy since big banks and trading houses including Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan Chase bought warehousing operations."
SEC sets date for long-awaited vote on 'conflict minerals' rules
The US Securities and Exchange Commission will vote in August on controversial rules requiring extensive reporting from companies using ‘conflict minerals’ in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Bolivia won’t pay Glencore for taking its mine
Bolivia’s leftist government announced it won’t pay any financial compensation to Swiss miner Glencore after yesterday’s decision to take over its Colquiri tin and zinc mine.
Violence erupts at Glencore's Bolivian mine
It is believed that the violence resulted from Glencore workers trying to forcefully take back control from a rival Bolivian state-based company.
Myanmar: what investors need to know
American based sanctions removed, over $2 billion invested and host to the South Asian Games.
DRC fighting thwarts plans to export conflict-free minerals
Renewed fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo will halt the export of so-called conflict-free minerals from the country's eastern provinces, according to Bloomberg:
Mines vs rainforest: Showdown looming in Tasmania
The Australian reports on a potential clash of visions in the Tasmanian rainforest, where 10 new mines are proposed and 58 exploration licences active.
CST Mining sells 70% stake in Peru copper mine for $505 million
CST Mining is selling its 70% stake in the Mina Justa copper project in Peru for US$505 million.
Tin Supplies Constrained in the Face of Solid Demand
When we think of tin, we tend to think of tin cans — of course, comparatively only a tiny amount of tin goes into the packaging industry nowadays.
Tin miners have success in the can
STAND by for a re-ranking of Australia's tin hopefuls. Peruvian mining giant Minsur recently put together a list of the world's top tin resources, China being No 1 with 60 per cent of the known tin.
Vale, Newmont Retain Appetite for Indonesia Mines Amid Stake Cut
Global companies led by Vale SA (VALE5) and Newmont Mining Corp. (NEM) plan to invest in Indonesia’s mines, undeterred by a new rule cutting foreign ownership, as they hunt for resources in the world’s biggest exporter of tin and thermal coal.
Indonesia's Rule No. 24 likely to embolden other nations to grab more from mining
Indonesia surprised the global mining community last week after a new rule – Government Regulation No. 24 of 2012 – was quietly announced on the mining ministry's website. A growing list of nations – and not just radical fringe territories such as Zimbabwe or Venezuela – are pushing for greater control and ownership of the resource sector on top of higher taxes and royalties.
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