June 7, 2016

US government expected to green-light first private Moon mission

An official endorsement of such mission would pave the way for several other for-profit space ventures currently in the works.

June 6, 2016

Pacific Environment seizes opportunities in Australia’s rising resource exports

Pacific Environment has identified ports as an opportunity for environmental monitoring solutions because Australia’s growing resource exports (LNG exports alone are expected to triple by the end of the decade)…

June 6, 2016

Commodities storming back into bull market

Most analysts believe the commodities market has turned a corner and that prices are unlikely to return to lows seen in the past year.

June 3, 2016

Tutankhamun had a dagger made of iron from meteorite

Scientists say the high manufacturing quality of the blade in comparison with other simple-shaped artefacts suggests a significant mastery of iron working in the Egyptian boy king's time.

June 2, 2016

Iron ore price rout accelerates

CHARTS: Down 26% in a month the forward curve now points to the low $30s.

June 1, 2016

Brazil’s mining sector to recover lost ground as iron ore, metal prices stabilize

Higher gold prices will push miners to restart or speed up development of projects, leading a fresh wave of mergers and acquisitions in the country, according to BMI Research.

June 1, 2016

Vale said to have altered crucial data from dam disaster

Federal investigators claim Vale modified official documents detailing the chemical composition and concentration of the mineral waste spilled.

May 31, 2016

CHARTS: Brutal May for metals and miners

A sharp reversal in metals and minerals prices during May see top mining companies shed billions in market value.

May 31, 2016

Bayer and Planetary Resources to collaborate to improve agriculture with space data

Improving agriculture with crop-specific satellite images.

May 27, 2016

Australia’s mining project pipeline dwarfs other countries

Significant brown and greenfield projects through 2020 nearly outnumber the next ten countries on the list.