Engineers should look to nature if they want to build lasting structures
"Engineers must recognize they can control erosion for a time, but not for a long time."
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Why the rush into Canadian gold mines may continue: Steve Todoruk
Steve Todoruk, a broker at Sprott Global Resource Investments Ltd., has been eyeing the next possible takeover. He believes he’s narrowed down the most likely targets.
This plant may be the best diamond-finding tool you’ll ever have
American geophysicist and Fulbright scholar, Stephen Haggerty, has found a new prickly, palm-like plant that seems to grow only on top of kimberlite pipes.
Vancouver’s Britannia Mine Museum Celebrates Mining Week with Family Fun Day
Saturday, May 9 - 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
NSW environmental watchdog bashed over BHP’s coal pollution case
The 14-months long investigation ended on April 10, with BHP accepting the charge of “causing an offensive odour,” and the EPA releasing just a single tweet about it.
Goldman Sachs mulls selling Colombia’s coal mines
The sale would put an end to Goldman’s rocky involvement in raw-materials production.
Hudbay’s Manitoba miners down tools
Close to 200 miners at mines run by Hudbay Minerals (TSX, NYSE:HBM) in Manitoba, Canada walked off the job over the weekend.
Price, distribution the main obstacles to synthetic diamond growth
Unlike other precious gems, high-quality synthetic diamonds can only trade at around a 2 to 20 percent discount to naturally-mined stones.
Newmont sells NZ gold mine for $106 million
Newmont Mining (NYSE:NEM) has sold its only mine in New Zealand, the Waihi gold mine, to OceanaGold (TSX, ASX:OGC), the companies announced last Thursday.
