US lab tests record-breaking magnet
The "32 T" is 3,000 times stronger than a small refrigerator magnet.
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Mexican miners reach deal with Canadian company, go back to work
If a deal wasn't reached by December 15, the company was not going to be able to compensate local employees.
CHART: High flying metals to fall back to earth in 2018
Panel of investment banks and research houses forecast declines in copper, zinc, lead and palladium prices in 2018.
Alrosa recovers huge yellow diamond from Yakutia mine
The Russian company says more than twenty large rough diamonds over 50 carats have been extracted from its Jubilee pipe.
Mining’s Mr. Fix-It brings extinction of 100-Year-Old Lonmin
After years of near-death experiences, the story of Lonmin Plc is finally over.
Coal into bitcoin? Dirty secret of 2017’s hottest market
Creation of digital bitcoins by computer networks has real-world consequences in form of massive energy use, including fuels that cause most pollution.
BMW throws fuel on cobalt, lithium fire: ‘we’ll need 10x as much’
“We’ve been intensively focusing on how to manage future cobalt supply for a year now. Before, it wasn’t clear just how quickly demand will accelerate.”
Asia Gold-Price dip props up demand, India buyers await lower prices
Gold demand in most Asian centres firmed this week, spurred on by a dip in prices although buyers in the world's second-biggest consumer India held off buying in the hope of further falls.
Poland’s KGHM considers appeal against British Columbia mine rejection
On Friday, KGHM said it was considering next step after BC said it would not issue an environmental certificate for its Ajax copper and gold mine.
