June 5, 2015 Southern Copper mulls extending Tia Maria project halt The company could extend a 60-day pause in effect since late May to allow locals more time to clear up their doubts about the project’s environmental impact.
June 5, 2015 Using satellites to move millimetres of earth A 40 to 60 per cent increase in productivity.
June 4, 2015 Sprott fund managers: Strictly contrarian investors wanted When Paul Wong and Maria Smirnova took over management of the Sprott Gold and Precious Minerals Fund in January, the first thing they did was focus on liquidity.
June 4, 2015 What’s ahead for copper, coal, iron ore and China according to Joy Global Mixed picture.
June 4, 2015 Coal and copper weigh on Joy Global results Markets are attempting to establish a trough.
June 4, 2015 Chile may be China’s next competitor in the rare earths market Chilean company Mineria Activa is stepping up efforts to grab some of that market in a much greener way than China,
June 4, 2015 The world’s top 40 miners saw returns hitting decade-low in 2014 — report They shed $156 billion in market value last year, or about 16% of their combined worth, according to PwC.
June 3, 2015 Iron ore, copper oversupply here to stay, so get used to it — BHP’s Mackenzie BHP Billiton's outspoken chief executive officer believes oversupply will keep global metals prices lower for much longer.
June 3, 2015 Safe and efficient asteroid mining One of the most frequent questions I get is regarding how and where asteroid mining will happen. As in golf, asteroid miners “will play it as it lays.”
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