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It’s not just about rare earth and lithium; the aluminum industry loves the Tesla Model S

The much-anticipated Tesla Model S, which started production last week, uses a lot of aluminum, and that has industry groups pleased as punch.

Michael Allan McCrae | June 23, 2012 | 9:24 pm

An insect-inspired robot that can fall and get up again

When sending robots down a mine or other areas that are hard to navigate, researchers at EPFL's Laboratory of Intelligent Systems decided to take a page from nature and design a robot that doesn't just avoid danger but knows how to right itself when it crashes.

Michael Allan McCrae | June 23, 2012 | 8:41 pm

Hydraulic fracturing, what’s that?

When a broad sample group was asked how familiar they are with the term "hydraulic facturing", over 2/3 of the respondents didn't know what it was.

Michael Allan McCrae | June 23, 2012 | 7:00 pm

They are going to do what now? The audacious plan to land Curiosity on Mars next month

NASA shared its plans for landing Curiosity on Mars next month—what the project team calls seven minutes of terror.

Michael Allan McCrae | June 23, 2012 | 5:31 pm

Rio Tinto promotes innovation and expansion in the diamond jewellery industry

As premier sponsor of the Jewellery News Asia (JNA) Awards, Rio Tinto congratulated the shortlisted finalists announced at a press conference in Hong Kong last Thursday.

Rio Tinto | June 23, 2012 | 2:02 pm

Why stocks outperformed all other gold investments

Companies with gold in the ground now will be the ones to prosper. In this exclusive Gold Report interview, Ian Gordon discusses where he thinks the Dow will bottom and what companies will come out on top.

The Gold Report | June 22, 2012 | 9:34 pm

Threats to nationalize Kumtor send Centerra’s stock down 27%

The Kyrgyz Parliament is considering revoking Centerra Gold's mining license, accusing the Canadian gold miner of damaging the environment and stealing the country's riches.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 22, 2012 | 8:30 pm

Six percent can draw gold from the moon

Following many years of net annual sales in the 400 to 500 tonne range, central banks, underweighted in gold and overweight in dollars and euro’s, became net buyers of gold.

Richard Mills - Ahead of the Herd | June 22, 2012 | 6:03 pm

Fortescue takes the Federal Government to court

Fortescue Metals has lodged a challenge in the High Court of Australia against the Federal Government's Minerals Resource Rent Tax on constitutional grounds.

Joshua Zapf | June 22, 2012 | 5:29 pm

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