Laser Technology, Inc., (LTI), the leading designer and manufacturer of laser-based solutions for professional measurement and mapping, and Robert McClure, President of RAM, an independent blast design consulting firm, will be cohosting a webinar about serious challenges and viable solutions for the mining and blasting industries on Wednesday, February 25, 2015, at 10 AM (MST).

Documents obtained and verified by The Australian, show that Rio Tinto offered Mongolia to forsake a “net smelter return” of 2% cent of the project’s revenue.

Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, famous for suing Facebook's founder over ownership of social site, says bitcoin is more durable and portable than gold.

IXE Group announced in La Paz Bolivia, that its subsidiaries IXE Ventures AG (Zurich) and RENABO Extraccion y Explotacion de Minerales SA (Bolivia) have completed a merge with the company QUIMBABOL SAM (Quimica Basica Boliviana Sociedad Mixta) . This authorized merge, results in an exclusive and solid framework for the exploration, exploitation, extraction, industrialization and commercialization of all mineral natural resources (ie: potassium, boron, magnesium, chloride, sodium and Lithium) in the Salar de Uyuni and other Salt Lakes in Bolivia.

According to futures trading data hedge funds have amassed the largest bullish position since December 2012 when gold was trading above $1,700 an ounce.

According to TD's latest report, real GDP growth in Alberta will inch forward by only 0.5% this year before speeding up to 1.8% in 2016.

Metso has acquired from the US-based company Rexnord Industries, LLC certain intellectual property rights related to Rexnord's Falk Mill Products business. The acquisition allows Metso to provide replacement gears and pinions for its customers utilizing original equipment manufacturer (OEM) drawings and specifications for mills and kilns purchased through Metso and certain other end users.

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Investing in mining equities can get rather complicated but Heiko Ihle, managing director at H.C. Wainwright & Co., says precious metals equity investors need to focus on just three criteria: jurisdiction, management and asset viability.