Scientists from Canada, the U.S. and the U.K believe ancient sea water helped to the formation of diamonds hundreds of kilometres underground.

No matter what the application, using poorly manufactured parts can greatly reduce the life of the part. Lost production and downtime are the immediate results of having to change out worn parts, but if worn parts are not replaced when they should be, businesses run the risk of crippling their equipment with much more expensive damage, putting themselves at risk of falling into a self-destructive cycle of downtime and ensuing lost production.

“The metaphor of jumping into the deep end is therefore a fitting theme for the book’s cover and narrative.”

Chinese rail freight tonnage – a key indicator for economic activity and the commodities trade – has plunged by 10.2% this year.

The new Off-Highway Truck simulator is set in a quarry environment where operators can learn the same applications found on actual worksites around the world.

Graphite has been touted as a leap forward for our mobile world of battery-powered gadgets, but it may also help plants grow.

New techniques for tailings treatment and sulfide ore recovery will see low-cost environmentally friendly heap leaching take another giant leap forward.

Gold is actually having a good day.

Carsten Ringler, analyst and founder of Ringler Consulting and Research in Germany, strongly believes that precious metals prices will move sharply higher over the next few years and discusses some ratios that point that way.