Rare plant species standing in the way of Idaho moly mine
In Idaho, a classic confrontation between a mining company and environmentalists is shaping up at the CuMo project located in Boise National Forest.
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INFOGRAPHIC: The volatile history of crude oil markets
The infographic serves as the perfect primer for all the questions about oil that you had, yet were afraid to ask.
Diamond giant Alrosa unearths massive 214.65-carat rock
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The making of an Athabasca rockstar
James Sykes disregarded management directive and kept the drill going. He had already waited a year to finally drill ‘Area C’, and had just cleared the overburden before the call came down to pack up and head back south.
Etai Friedman: Fund Manager goes all in on precious metals – most obvious trade on the planet!
The trade is so good that Etai just rebalanced his portfolio from a very small gold and silver allocation to 75%! And he’s not done yet.
Arizona court hands key legal victory to Hudbay’s Rosemont copper project
Air quality control permit yanked last year has been reinstated.
Chinese Gov’t official appointment to Teck Resources board raises questions
Watchdog worried about sovereignty issues in the country’s resource sector.
Coal India, Gov’t unfairly snapped up lands for mine expansions — Amnesty
Coal India, which produces more than 80% of the country’s coal, plans to increase annual output to about 1 billion tonnes in the next four years.