February 23, 2016 Exeter leads $6 million research project to find essential new mineral deposits Scientists from the University of Exeter will lead a ground-breaking new collaborative research project to discover crucial new deposits of essential raw materials across Europe.
February 23, 2016 Canada’s Ontario the slowest to issue exploration permits — report Growing wait times for permits may hinder Canada's ability to take advantage of its considerable mineral potential, warn experts.
February 16, 2016 The story of the great mining project that wasn’t so Here’s how you can prevent this from happening to you
February 12, 2016 Argentina’s new government scraps mining taxes President Mauricio Macri has revoked a 5% tax imposed by the previous administration on mining companies.
February 12, 2016 Potash prices to fall even further — Mosaic It expects to sell the key crop nutrient for $200-230 a tonne in the current quarter, compared to an average price of $254 a tonne in the previous three-month period.
February 5, 2016 Mining among unhappiest industries to work in — study Experts looked at over 500,000 survey responses from over 60,000 employees in 13 different industries worldwide.
February 3, 2016 Luxembourg joins race to conquer space mining The move comes only three months after U.S. President Barack Obama signed a space exploitation law.
January 31, 2016 Driest mines in North America Some of the mines on this list get less than 100 mm of precipitation per year.
January 28, 2016 PotashCorp profits fell 50% in 4th quarter The company recently announced the closure of its new potash mine in New Brunswick, resulting in the loss of up to 430 jobs.
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