Diamonds and sapphires allow masers to operate continuously
The microwave version of lasers could now be used more widely in a range of applications.
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Kinross Gold settles charges over anti-corruption rules: SEC
Kinross Gold to pay $950,000 to settle civil charges that it failed to ensure its payments in Africa were not being used to bribe government officials.
Poland’s biggest miner PGG expects small rise in 2018 coal output
Poland's biggest mining firm, state-run PGG, expects its coal output to rise slightly this year from around 30 million tonnes in 2017.
One of world’s dirtiest oil sources wants to go green
Alberta is boosting its use of renewable energy, closing power plants that burn coal and in January increased its tax on carbon emissions by 50 percent.
Platinum mines in the world’s top producer are shrinking
Producers in South Africa are closing shafts and cutting jobs as a stronger rand combines with stagnating prices for the metal in squeezing profit margins.
Congo’s 2017 mining revenue up 36% while oil revenue doubles
Mining revenue in the fourth quarter more than doubled helped by higher prices for key exports such as copper and cobalt.
Lundin closes $400-million financing to complete Ecuador gold project
Lundin has been developing Fruta del Norte for over a year, following an agreement with Ecuador’s government allowing the miner to move ahead with the gold project, the country's biggest.
Hecla Mining sues Montana after told to clean up before starting new projects
The state’s "bad actor" law has only been used once before, and Hecla’s president and chief executive officer, Phillips Baker is the first top executive at a large company to be scrutinized under it.
SolGold on a roll, confirms major copper-gold target at Ecuador project
Results from 11 of the 12 drilling rigs at its 85%-owned Cascabel copper-gold project, suggest there is much more intense mineralization in the property than thought earlier, the company said.
