Mining robots key to colonizing Mars — Elon Musk
He envisions people living in big glass-carbon fiber domes on the surface, with additional areas mined out below the surface by robots for "industrial" uses.
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Win free tickets to the Vancouver showing of KONELĪNE: Our land beautiful
The film is running at the Vancity Theatre from Oct. 28 to Nov. 10, 2016.
Decision on coal mine close to UK reserve ‘could spell end’ to industry
Banks Group’s Highthorn coal mine would provide about 100 jobs during its five-year operation, with no mining activity planned within 500 metres of Druridge Bay beach.
Members of Civil Society confirm attendance at KP Plenary in Dubai
Civil Society Group supports UAE initiatives and progress, confirms attendance at KP Plenary.
Randgold continues to invest in development of Côte d’Ivoire’s potential
Exploration by Randgold Resources, which owns and operates the Tongon gold mine in Côte d’Ivoire, continues to highlight exciting possibilities for further investment in the country, chief executive Mark Bristow said here today.
Gold Fields to spend $1.4 billion prolonging Ghana mine life
The investment will extend the life of the mine by eight years to 2024, in which the firm expects to produce 1.56 million ounces of gold there.
Las Bambas protests could halt copper production
Copper bulls might be tempted to place buy orders after a protest at a Peruvian mine turned ugly about 10 days ago.
Oil sands producers face looming bottleneck, even with Trans Mountain pipeline expansion
Oilsands producers are likely to face a pipeline shortage in coming years, even amid growing optimism that a major pipeline could soon receive federal approval and ease industry’s pipeline constraints.