Asteroid miners go after most precious resource: water
Investors eager to get the new industry off the ground willing to finance projects that can secure the availability of the key element.
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Gold mine explosion in Guinea, at least 25 dead
A gas explosion killed as many as 25 people in a gold mine in eastern Guinea.
BHP’s potash priority
Potash is to become the 'fifth pillar' of BHP business.
Green activist fights for BHP board seat against management’s will
"I think some wider perspectives are needed and I think I can provide that."
Suncor to splash out on capital spending in 2014
Canada's oil giant Suncor Energy has allocated $7.8 billion for capital spending in 2014.
UK to stop funding coal power in developing countries
Energy secretary says it's 'illogical' for developed countries to decarbonize their energy sectors while funding coal power abroad.
We won’t let the Iranians pull a fast one: John Kerry
The push to limit Iran's uranium enrichment.
Gold price caught in taper tantrum
Record low inflation data and US Federal Reserve comments push the gold price down more than $30 to $1,240 an ounce, levels last seen in July.
Chinese company invests $700 million in Serbian coal
Serbia's power utility EPS has signed a $715 million deal with a China Machinery Engineering Corp to build a coal fired power plant.