Record iron ore production for Rio Tinto in Q3
Copper output also rising, cost-cutting measures exceeding expectations.
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More greenhouse gases if nuclear power plants are shuttered warns the IER
And electricity prices will rise.
ABB Wireless Network Improves Efficiency for PotashCorp Mine
ABB Tropos broadband communications network provides reliability and flexibility needed to quickly transport real-time data and video from PotashCorp - White Springs 100,000 acre mining site to operations center
Gold recovers from early morning fall
No US government deal boosts gold from three-month low.
Coal to overtake oil as main source of energy by 2020
The two main coal consumers, China and India, are turning back to it because it is cheaper and more reliable than oil or renewable energy sources.
Rio Tinto restarts negotiations with Mongolia over Oyu Tolgoi
Rio Tinto has tried to get approval from Mongolia for its financing proposal since last winter, but the government has not yet offered a direct reply.
PANalytical to launch Epsilon 1 EDXRF for analysis in mining at FEM 2013
The new Epsilon 1 offers pre-calibrated benchtop XRF for a range of mining material applications, including rocks, soils and a wide range of ore types, required for exploration, mine resource planning and mineral beneficiation.
Gold miners not over the hump yet—report
Whether there is more pain in store for the main gold players will be known next week, when third-quarter results start rolling out.
The ‘purest’ Bakken oil stock in the market today
I am updating this report because this truly is one of my favourite junior oil producers for 2013—and I think the timing could work out well.
