Nautilus Minerals to open second seafloor mine by 2017
As its flagship Solwara 1 project, the new one is also in located in Papua New Guinea’s Bismarck Sea.
Cecilia Jamasmie , Editor-in-Chief
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PNG: The gold producing country nobody was talking about, until now
PNG's gold industry contributes a higher proportion to the the country's economy than the sector does in any other major mining country in the world.
UK lets China buy its nuclear power stations
UK's decision paves the way for China to take a stake in or own 100% of the country's new nuclear power stations.
U.S. scientists a step closer to finding evidence of dark matter in former gold mine
First set of key findings to be released next week.
Chalco wants $2.2bn for stake in Simandou iron ore project
Simandou is expected to produce over 95 million tonnes of iron ore per year.
Greenland to revise polemic mining law
The ruling’s most controversial point is the one that allows miners to potentially bring hundreds of foreign workers into the country.
North England old mines may hold key to cheaper energy
Water sitting in flooded abandoned mines can be a source of cheap geothermal energy.
Alberta, B.C. mulling oil transport options in case pipelines never built
Rail to fill the "void" to the West Coast
Coal to overtake oil as main source of energy by 2020
The two main coal consumers, China and India, are turning back to it because it is cheaper and more reliable than oil or renewable energy sources.
Rio Tinto restarts negotiations with Mongolia over Oyu Tolgoi
Rio Tinto has tried to get approval from Mongolia for its financing proposal since last winter, but the government has not yet offered a direct reply.
Savannah nears full ownership of Barroso lithium lease
The Aldeia lease transfer would expand Barroso’s resource base as Savannah targets EU lithium supply and advances permitting.
