The Indonesian government plans to increase export tax on copper concentrates to 35% by January 2015.

EZ-ID software running on an oreXpress™ portable spectrometer is an ideal solution for fast, easy, and accurate mineral identification in the field. EZ-ID matches your unknown mineral against a known spectral library with the USGS and SpecMIN libraries available. Now, EZ-ID features a new batch mode capability.

Average compensation went up by more than $100,000, amid staff cutbacks, mine closures, shelved expansion plans and asset sales.

Project generators operate in different markets and stages of project development. Risk profiles vary considerably; leading to diversification within the universe.

Leica Geosystems released the Leica Zeno CS25 plus and CS25 GNSS plus, the next generation of its popular and durable 7” tablet computer for GIS data collection. Both handheld tablets offer significantly improved overall performance, with more storage capacity, a higher resolution camera and faster communication capabilities to speed up asset collection & management.

Worries over an economic slowdown in the world's largest iron ore importer have contributed to the 21% drop of iron ore prices so far this year.

Coastal First Nations will take their battle against the firm's proposed Northern Gateway pipeline.

The processing is expected to gradually increase to 5,000 tonnes per day over the next three months.

It is largest and most prestigious US educational institution to join the growing number of colleges divesting from fossil fuels.