June 27, 2013

PayPal launches interplanetary payment system

In partnership with two leading groups, the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) Institute and the Space Tourism Society

June 27, 2013

China’s mining equipment market to grow 22% by 2017

The nation's mining and quarrying equipment market reached US$57 billion last year.

June 26, 2013

INFOGRAPHIC: future mining success calls for improved comminution

"Smart blasting, mineral pre-concentration, novel flowsheets and new grinding technologies are just a few of the different strategies which can improve cost effectiveness."

June 24, 2013

Rare earth prices rise on Chinese crackdown

Offer prices of terbium, praseodymium/neodymium and dysprosium rose in China last week.

June 24, 2013

Congo refutes NGO accusations against Chinese miners

Report singled them out as the main cause of human rights abuses in the country, particularly in Katanga, Congo's copper belt province.

June 21, 2013

INFOGRAPHIC: Is deep sea mining worth the risk?

The pros and cons of extraction from the seabed.

June 20, 2013

Junior miners in Quebec get a push with new $250 development fund

The new fund plans plans to invest between $5 million and $20 million in each miner.

June 19, 2013

China sinks another $1.32bn into Peruvian copper project

Chinalco Mining Corp. adds more investment to boost production capacity.

June 18, 2013

Getting to know graphite: an interview with Vancouver-based Valterra Resource Corp

"200 times stronger than steel, more conductive than copper."

June 18, 2013

TIMCAL suspends production at Quebec graphite mine

"We have suspended mining owing to high inventory levels."