Heap leaching, beyond the headlines
The technology has ancient origins and enjoyed a rebirth in the 1970s.
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GE says it’s got technology to clean up fracking
Decreasing the chances of toxic waste spills and cutting the costs of water treatment in half.
Roubini: Fed taper will be slow – 3 years to normalize rates
Gold price will benefit from a continuation of Fed's stimulus program.
MSHA offers a Guide for Miners’ Representatives
As reported on wvpubcast.org, the US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has developed an online training tool for miners, especially miners’ […]
Canada crude discount doubles in 3 months
Alberta's bitumen-derived oil is trading for $38 a barrel below global benchmarks.
North American Nickel announces new discovery in Greenland
Share price falls 10%.
Rumours of the supercycle’s death are greatly exaggerated: McKinsey
Despite recent falls,commodity prices are still near their levels of early to mid-2008.
CHART: $9 trillion monetary expansion not keeping gold afloat
The world's central banks have pumped more than $9 trillion into markets, but the gold price no longer mirrors this unprecedented monetary expansion.
This $60 million diamond is called the ‘Pink Star’ for a reason
It is the most valuable diamond to have ever been offered at auction.
