They are going to do what now? The audacious plan to land Curiosity on Mars next month
NASA shared its plans for landing Curiosity on Mars next month—what the project team calls seven minutes of terror.
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Rio Tinto promotes innovation and expansion in the diamond jewellery industry
As premier sponsor of the Jewellery News Asia (JNA) Awards, Rio Tinto congratulated the shortlisted finalists announced at a press conference in Hong Kong last Thursday.
Why stocks outperformed all other gold investments
Companies with gold in the ground now will be the ones to prosper. In this exclusive Gold Report interview, Ian Gordon discusses where he thinks the Dow will bottom and what companies will come out on top.
Threats to nationalize Kumtor send Centerra’s stock down 27%
The Kyrgyz Parliament is considering revoking Centerra Gold's mining license, accusing the Canadian gold miner of damaging the environment and stealing the country's riches.
Six percent can draw gold from the moon
Following many years of net annual sales in the 400 to 500 tonne range, central banks, underweighted in gold and overweight in dollars and euro’s, became net buyers of gold.
Fortescue takes the Federal Government to court
Fortescue Metals has lodged a challenge in the High Court of Australia against the Federal Government's Minerals Resource Rent Tax on constitutional grounds.
Chile divided over lithium privatization
Chile’s government decision to privatize the country’s lithium, announced last week, has the country immersed in a heated debate over who has the right to exploit the vast reserves of the so called “white gold” mineral.
Peru tries solving Xstrata’s conflict to stop mining investments from falling
Peruvian authorities met Thursday with representatives of the town of Espinar in southern Peru, to resolve a conflict between the community and Xstrata’s Tintaya copper mine, which they accuse of polluting their land and water supplies.
Colombia goes ‘all in’ setting aside 17.6 million hectares for mining
The lands will be open for mining licenses, but a majority of them are in protected zones, so officials would have to carefully pick specific regions to auction.
