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.
June 21, 2013 INFOGRAPHIC: Is deep sea mining worth the risk? The pros and cons of extraction from the seabed.
June 21, 2013 First Nations in Ontario’s resource-rich ‘Ring of Fire’ to receive negotiation boost Former Liberal Party of Canada interim leader Bob Rae will represent nine First Nations groups.
June 13, 2013 Lundin pays US$325 million for Rio Tinto’s Eagle Mine Underground nickel/copper mine in northern Michigan.
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.
June 10, 2013 Ivanplats gets its ducks in a row for South African project Company filed both a mining right application and included a BEE (Black Economic Empowerment) partner.
June 5, 2013 New Philippines mining tax sees 10-fold revenue increase Foreign investment has halved in two years and far-reaching amendments to 1995 mining law not likely to encourage new projects.
Russia says stake in gold producer UGC to be put up for public auction soon In July 2025, a Russian court ruled that the majority stake in UGC should be seized and transferred to the state. December 30, 2025 | 08:24 am
