January 16, 2013 INFOGRAPHIC: Why asteroid mining can create a trillion-dollar industry Space mining start-up Planetary Resources has put together quite the infographic to explain how asteroid mining will create a trillion-dollar industry.
January 15, 2013 U.S. debt ceiling: Platinum and gold are not the answer Ridiculous platinum coins and the nation’s gold reserves appear to be off the table.
January 15, 2013 Amplats shuts mines, axes 14,000 jobs and sends platinum prices skyrocketing As part of a long-awaited review of its operations in South Africa, Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) has decided to close and sell off several of its mines, leaving over 14,000…
January 14, 2013 Gold and platinum on the brink of parity Platinum gets a boost as prospects for the global economy improve
January 11, 2013 Impala Platinum sells 51% stake in Zimbabwe unit to locals Impala Platinum (LON:IPLA), the world's second-largest platinum miner, will retain the remaining 49% in its Zimbabwean operation.
January 11, 2013 Trillion dollar coin will be equivalent in mass to ballistic missile submarine: Fox News Fox News commits egregious blunder by confusing the denominated value of a coin with the value of its constituent metals
January 10, 2013 South African miners better find business somewhere else: report But companies do not need to go too far, say experts, as there are plenty of opportunities inside Africa.
January 10, 2013 Gold makes a move Silver is up 2.22% to $30.86/oz and platinum gained 2.32% to $1,629/oz.
January 10, 2013 Wanted: Colonists to build first human settlement on Mars While 2012 marked the year of several outer-space mining projects, 2013 is shaping up as the era of human colonization on nearby planets.
Bauxite boom pollutes water and crops in Guinea Guinea exports some 3.7 million tons of bauxite per week and produced about 146 million tons last year. December 23, 2025 | 09:15 am
