Two Englishmen find gold bars in old Iraqi tank
The estimated value of the bars is of $1.4 million
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BSGR sues George Soros over loss of Guinea iron project
The latest chapter in the Simandou case.
Dominion says no contact with Washington Corp after $1.1bn takeover bid
The company has repeatedly offered to engage with Washington Corp on "customary terms," according to Chairman Jim Gowans, but that has not happened.
Potash producer Belaruskali to make new kind of fertilizer — report
The company is also said to be mulling a number of investment projects involving a Chinese chemical company.
Gold bull McEwen says price rally has just begun
The founder of McEwen Mining and Goldcorp believes prices for the precious metal will reach $5,000 an ounce in a matter of years.
Chile’s Codelco sets up lithium subsidiary
The unit is expected to help speed up the approval of legislation that allows the exploration and exploitation of the country’s vast lithium deposits.
BREAKING BAD: Rockbreaking equipment does the bull work underground
When it comes to large, unwieldy rocks, mines and quarries deploy rockbreakers, which can be visualized as the big guns that serve as a kind of first assault in the ground war between rock and machine.
Supply crunch or oil glut: investment banks can’t agree
The biggest banks remain bullish on oil prices, but analyst projections about global supply and demand are increasingly diverging.
British scientists find sub-sea minerals treasure trove
They have found valuable minerals atop an underwater mountain, which is basically a huge flat-topped mound of some of the scarcest materials on Earth.
