Western Australia puts around $2bn in state-owned assets on chopping block
The iron ore-rich state is the latest of Australia's debt-laden regional governments to announce a selloff of state-owned infrastructure.
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Botswana blocks at least 100 copper trucks from Congo over Ebola fear
The vehicles, en route to South Africa, have been stranded in neighbouring Zambia since Monday.
New technology could end the debate over pipeline safety
Monitoring, detecting pipeline corrosion still a 'crude' affair.
INFOGRAPHIC: Middle East, capital of concentrated wealth
Persian treasury at Persepolis held 7.2M lbs of gold.
Barrick scraps corporate development team: report
More cuts may be on the way.
Iron ore falls again, hits fresh two-year low
If the steel-making material loses another $2 a tonne, it will be the lowest since October 2009.
Farmers in Central America generate energy from coffee wastewater
UTZ Certified publishes the results of a four-year project on coffee wastewater treatment.
Tenova Pyromet: conserving our heritage for generations to come
To date this year, Tenova Pyromet, part of the global total technology solutions provider, Tenova Mining & Minerals, has presented beaded, wire rhinoceroses to clients hailing from Finland, Korea and Kazakhstan amongst others, with the clients expressing their support for the message of conservation carried by the gift.
Chinese investment to make Peru world’s second-largest copper producer
Chinese backers are now behind one-third of all Peru’s new mining investments by value.
