The world’s 10 driest mines
Average annual precipitation at many of these mines is zero.
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Freeport-McMoRan chairman resigns, shares plummet
The company's co-founder James Moffett will step down as chairman and quit the board.
Sirius Minerals to supply 500,000 tonnes of fertilizer a year to Chinese firm
The offtake deal with Huaken International is for seven years from the moment the York Potash mine is up and running.
Mining projects worth $56 billion to come on stream in Peru beginning 2016
China is currently the top investor in the country's sector, pumping $19.2 billion into several copper, gold and silver projects.
Sudans new gold rush: miners risk their lives in search of riches
With the economy in tatters, the government has opened the country to prospectors operating without regulations or oversight.
The world’s largest black diamond can now be seen in Dubai
The gem, insured for $37 million, was flown to promote the reopening of a Karloff Paris boutique.
Commodity price slump undercuts mining sector
Chinese demand kept Canadian mines humming - now there's too much supply of metals, minerals.
Aiming to be the Uber of mining
Today, at 34, Ball has that CEO job and a seat on the board, with Mullan as board chairman, and he’s busily implementing the innovative ideas that got him there.
Weekend Edition: Scrooge McDuck is a hero
All the really wealthy people I know got that way by creating enormous value.
