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.

June 21, 2013

INFOGRAPHIC: Is deep sea mining worth the risk?

The pros and cons of extraction from the seabed.