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Rise in Demand for Blast-Hole Drill Rig Simulators

Blast-hole drill rig operators often have to work with an outside assistant and ThoroughTec have catered for this by creating an artificially intelligent mine worker that works in the 3D virtual world while the operator is training in the simulated cab.

Thoroughtec | January 6, 2015 | 6:18 pm

Oil analyst: ‘Lehman Brothers’ of oil could be major oil producers, not US frackers

A nearly 50% pullback in the price of oil has done serious damage to revenue of oil producers.

Sprott's Thoughts | January 6, 2015 | 6:04 pm

Energy crisis as early as 2016

Low oil prices today may be setting the world up for an oil shortage as early as 2016.

Oilprice.com | January 6, 2015 | 5:15 pm

Brent Cook: investing during the era of peak gold discoveries

In this interview with The Gold Report, find out what Cook expects for gold exploration in 2015, and why the next few years are going to be very interesting indeed for yellow metal miners.

The Gold Report | January 6, 2015 | 4:20 pm

India coal strike the biggest industrial action since 1977

It is likely to cost the country 1.5 million tonnes of lost coal production a day.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 6, 2015 | 3:52 pm

Are you ready for the January effect?

As far back as 1942, economists have noted that small-cap companies in particular tend to surge at the beginning of the year in a cycle known as the January Effect.

The Mining Report | January 6, 2015 | 3:51 pm