September 12, 2013 EPA raid on Alaska’s gold mines triggers federal probe Agency officials took part last month in an "armed inspection" to several gold mines near the remote town of Chicken, Alaska.
August 27, 2013 Russian giant Norilsk pushing palladium for cars, jewellery Palladium is roughly half the price of platinum.
August 12, 2013 Astronomers identify 12 asteroids close enough for mining UK researchers went through a list of 9,000 near-Earth celestial bodies.
July 30, 2013 Anglo American under fire for planned gold-copper mine in Alaska The polemic Pebble Mine project has sparked fresh opposition after BBC World News' Monday report.
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 26, 2013 Ailing gold prices down to 3-year low, precious metals follow Precious metals crashed steeply overnight with gold and silver hitting fresh lows, and the yellow shiny metal heading towards its worst quarter in decades.
June 21, 2013 Five miners Chen Lin expects to buck the trend For most investors, the market for gold and silver stocks resembles a battlefield littered with the dead and dying, especially after the last day or two.
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 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.
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