At least 35 killed in attack on mining hub in Congo
Rebels attacked the copper and cobalt-rich province of Katanga, home to several mines and projects.
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Napoleon’s engagement ring to Josephine to go for $20,000 in auction
It will be auctioned on Sunday in France.
Harry Winston sells its luxury division to Swatch
The Swatch Group is paying $750 million plus the assumption of up to $250 million of pro forma net debt.
Argentine court bans Vale from closing down $11bn potash project
The miner must "abstain from ... dismantling installations (and) removing tools, machinery and other work implements" or face heavy fines otherwise.
First Quantum takes over Inmet: a new copper giant is born
The new merged company projects a 1.3 million tonnes of copper output per year by 2018.
FUN BREAK: Spanish photographer ‘set the sky on fire’ beneath mine
Images were taken at the popular mining zone by the Tinto river, in Spain’s Southwest.
Coal mines of British Columbia polluting river: US report
Elk River Valley coal mining activities linked to extremely toxic levels of selenium in nearby river.
Being ‘good looking’ will land you a mining job in Indonesia
An Indonesia-based coal miner posted an ad asking for “good looking” single females under 25.
‘Cyprus’ is already happening in the US: Rick Rule
For Cypriots who had their money in gold, silver, platinum or palladium, last week's events were irrelevant to their financial position, says Rick Rule.
Australia sees iron ore prices only getting worse
The country's commodities forecasting agency expects average price to fall to $90 a tonne over the next five years.
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.
