June 21, 2013 Asteroid miner exceeds $1 million crowd-funding goal Planetary Resources is now going for $2 million and has created new incentives to lure backers.
June 11, 2013 Asteroid mining firm hires former White House officer Peter Marquez, former director of space policy under US Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama, is Planetary Resources’s new vice president for global engagement.
May 29, 2013 Planetary Resources wants to raise $1m with its first asteroid prospectors Promises 'a telescope for everyone.'
May 5, 2013 Caracara Silver Inc. signs option agreement on Peruvian projects First year of a $2 million exploration program funded
May 3, 2013 RED HOT: Copper price rallies 6.8% Copper led a rally in base metals on Friday after good economic news in the US, growth stimulus in the EU and a global stock market rally.
April 9, 2013 Alcoa, China spark massive rally in miners and metals Great news from bellwether for industrial demand and globe's top commodity consumer spurs broad advance in metal and stock prices.
March 13, 2013 Canadian Arctic irreversible melt not just bad news The decreasing Arctic ice sheet could mean billions for the mining industry, say experts.
March 11, 2013 Asteroid mining to dominate the industry: experts Geologists believe that asteroids hold iron ore, nickel and precious metals at much higher concentrations than those found on Earth.
March 6, 2013 Striking a balance with zinc investments Equal parts infrastructure, financing and compromise.
March 5, 2013 Toronto junior rockets 40% ahead of Turkey pre-feasibility Aldridge Minerals is due to release a study on its gold and polymetallic deposit in central Turkey before the end of the month.
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