July 27, 2013 TIMELINE: The largest meteor falls through history 600 years of meteor finds and the number of falls.
July 25, 2013 Junior miners going bust? CEOs weigh in on state of the industry Following an 18-month downdraft in the sector, many investors have tough questions for these management teams.
July 22, 2013 Zambia lets First Quantum restart dam project halted since May The dam is key for the supply of water to the company’s Sentinel copper mine and the planned Enterprise nickel project.
July 20, 2013 US Fed to review Wall Street banks metals business US central bank reconsidering 2003 determination allowing banks to move into mining, processing, transportation and warehousing of metals and minerals.
July 11, 2013 Contractors let go after Australian nickel project halted "Current shortfall in work across the industry"
July 5, 2013 Glencore grabs over 31 million shares of Polymet Following completion of the Rights Offering, Glencore holds shares representing approximately 28.6% of Polymet.
July 1, 2013 China, base metal tiger, sets the trend for metals Stefan Ioannou of Haywood Securities tees up near-, medium- and long-term scenarios for three industrial metals—copper, zinc and nickel—and explains why he is most enthusiastic about zinc.
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 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 21, 2013 Prophecy Platinum completes $5.9m equity financing Prophecy Platinum says it will use funds for Wellgreen and Shakespeare projects.
China to rein in copper, alumina capacity expansion under next five-year plan The country's economic planner will tighten oversight of copper and alumina projects from 2026 to 2030 to curb irrational investment. December 26, 2025 | 04:10 am
