SLIDESHOW: The giant copper pit Chile is betting the future on
Codelco is gearing up to build one of the world's largest open pit mines high in the Andes to extend its operations through 2085.
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Chalco wants $2.2bn for stake in Simandou iron ore project
Simandou is expected to produce over 95 million tonnes of iron ore per year.
Canadian diamond miner says it has found ‘one of the world’s largest kimberlites’
Pangolin Diamonds discovers 270-hectare kimberlite in Botswana.
Gold price drop boosts gold and silver coin sales
Gold coin sales already hit three-month high this month.
Tenova Pyromet to Relocate from Parktown, Johannesburg to Greenstone, Johannesburg
Tenova Mining & Minerals today announced that its Parktown, Johannesburg based Group company, Tenova Pyromet, is relocating at the end of October to the Tenova Mining & Minerals complex at Greenstone Hill, Johannesburg. Tenova Pyromet will be conducting business operations from Greenstone as from Monday 28 October 2013.
Some good news for OGX and rumours that Batista may leave
Share prices of oil and gas firm OGX soar as CEO fired and rumours float that Eike Batista may cede control.
Russians pull half-tonne meteorite from lake
Space rock assumed to have originated from a meteor that injured more than 1,000 people in February.
Edgewater Exploration seeks to clarify project status while stock slides
Disagreement over whether there is the technical expertise and financial ability to see the project through.
North England old mines may hold key to cheaper energy
Water sitting in flooded abandoned mines can be a source of cheap geothermal energy.
