Scientists extract uranium from seawater
Testing of absorbent materials show capacity to hold 5.2 grams of uranium per kilogram, after 49 days exposure to seawater.
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Energy had an impressive comeback in Q2, with natural gas and oil being the best performing commodities of the quarter.
BHP greenlights expansion at Escondida copper mine in Chile
With the expansion, Escondida is targeting an average output of 1.2 million tonnes a year over the next decade, up from about 940,000 tonnes it produced last year.
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Tahoe expands presence in Canada, to acquire Whitney JV from Goldcorp
As part of the miner's strategy to grow gold production in Timmins, Northern Ontario, to over 250,000 ounces per year by 2020.
Illegal gold trade in Congo still benefiting armed groups, foreign companies
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More than 300 workers at risk of temporary layoffs at Ekati diamond mine
More than 300 Dominion Diamond employees and contract workers are at risk of being laid off at the Ekati diamond mine after a fire at the mine's processing plant on June 23.
