Government throws lifeline to BC mines
The B.C. government is throwing the mining industry an emergency lifeline in the form of deferred electricity bill payments that could be worth more than $300 million.
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US mining and exploration investment declined 35 pct in 2015
The figure is the second largest year-over-year decline since the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) began reporting the series in 1948.
AngloGold says Ghana troops need to protect Obuasi after attack
AngloGold Ashanti asked Ghana to redeploy troops at its Obuasi mine after an employee died in an attack by hundreds of illegal miners on the facility last week.
World’s second-largest diamond ever found named ‘Our Light’
Canada's Lucara Diamond had launched a a competition to name the rock earlier this year.
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Using a rare earth magnet anyone can exploit the nickel piece in a safe and get it open without any damage.
Colombia bans mining in country’s vast moorlands
Mining in the area of the Andes mountains right above the continuous tree line had been prohibited since 2011, but concessions granted before such ban had continued to date.
Indonesia sends team of experts as worker still trapped at Newcrest mine
The incident happened at Gosowong's Kencana mine — the same area where two men were trapped underground for eight days in December 2010.
The anatomy of a mine site visit
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Tesla Powerwall begins to ship, what does this mean?
Tesla Energy’s Powerwall has to started to ship on a global scale with customers in Australia receiving the first of the company’s lithium-ion battery packs designed to power homes.
