Mining projects worth $7.5bn delayed by Peru’s environmental authorities
More than half of the total reports submitted in early 2012 are still under evaluation.
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Gold makes a move
Silver is up 2.22% to $30.86/oz and platinum gained 2.32% to $1,629/oz.
Wanted: Colonists to build first human settlement on Mars
While 2012 marked the year of several outer-space mining projects, 2013 is shaping up as the era of human colonization on nearby planets.
Inca Peruvian Mining’s new processing plant may reduce production costs by 50%
Inca Peruvian Mining, a South American company specializing in gold, silver and copper mines, has secured a contractor to complete the construction and installation of the new processing plant.
US oil imports will drop to a quarter-century low in 2014
Energy Information Administration's prediction based on growth of hydraulic fracturing in states like North Dakota and Texas.
China’s ravenous for iron ore, copper and oil
The country's iron ore imports in 2012 totalled $95.6 billion, 8.4% higher than the previous year.
Japan to scour the bottom of the Pacific for rare earth deposits
Scientists from Japan plan to search the floor of the Pacific Ocean for rare earth deposits in bid to reduce the nation's dependence on China for the key industrial materials
Medicinal iron tablets uncovered in ancient Roman shipwreck
Archaeologists have discovered the presence of iron oxides in medicinal treatments retrieved from an ancient Roman shipwreck located off the coast of Tuscany
Chinese snatch up St. Barbara’s gold
Wave of overseas acquisitions by Middle Kingdom miners continues unabated
