Former Chinese mining mogul sentenced to death
Liu Han, 48, was found guilty of 13 charges, including murder, running casinos and illegally selling firearms.
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Billions of barrels-worth of shale oil found in southern England
The discovery has already pushed British authorities to start mulling plans to ease rules on accessing shale oil and gas, including drilling without landowners' permission.
EPA sued over process that could block Pebble Mine in Alaska
The suit says the agency may kill the project before mine plans are finalized or it’s evaluated through the permitting process.
Barclays gets a US$44 million fine over gold fix
On top of the fine, one of the bank's former traders has been banned from working in London.
Petronas CEO warns BC against ‘unrealistic expectations’ on LNG
The B.C. government’s annual three-day LNG Conference opened May 21 in the shadow of an announcement that Russia had signed a $400 billion, 30-year deal to supply natural gas to China – one of B.C.’s hoped for long-term liquefied natural gas customers.
Gold price jumps after India eases import curbs
New York price briefly back above $1,300 as Indian central bank relaxes import rules for traders and banks and rupee price tumbles to nine-month low.
Measuring concrete cracks safely and accurately using the Leica Viva TS11 KUMONOS
Leica Geosystems and Kansai Construction Survey Company announced today the release of the KUMONOS system, a safe and easy-to-use concrete crack monitoring system using the Leica Viva TS11 Total Station.
Pan American Silver expects Argentina open pit ban to be lifted this year
"We're seeing some positive developments in Argentina relative to attracting foreign investment."
Canadian firms sue Barrick over divisive Pascua-Lama project
The lawsuit alleges Barrick knew or should have known that it would have to overcome significant obstacles with its $8.5bn Pascua-Lamas gold-silver project.
