Afghanistan to reveal final bidders for giant gold deposit
The Afghanistan Ministry of Mines said Tuesday it opened its final bid for the Badakhshan gold deposit, located in the northeastern province of Badakhshan.
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Fortescue Metals averts disaster with $4.5 bln credit facility
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BHP boss tops list of Australia’s best-paid CEO’s yet reported earnings fail to tell the full story
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Iron ore rebound continues
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Fracking fluid fit for human consumption in five years
The fluids used in the fracking process to release hard-of-access underground oil and gas deposits could soon be safe enough for human consumption.
