US government expected to green-light first private Moon mission
An official endorsement of such mission would pave the way for several other for-profit space ventures currently in the works.
Latest Stories
Two rising mining companies for an uncertain market
The market has its moods and its fascination with headlines. Greece, Ukraine, ISIS, emerging markets—crises come and go.
Five Alaskan villages that need gravel runways to survive
Remote locations often depend on small airplanes for travel and supplies, with gravel runways making up the predominant airport infrastructure. Here are five Alaskan communities that are connected to the world by stable, gravel runways.
Goldcorp and Teck plow ahead with new $3.5bn mine in Chile
The project, renamed NuevaUnion, would be one of the largest copper-gold-molybdenum mines ever-developed in Latin America.
Gold price tops $1,250 as hedge funds caught short
“There’s massive speculative position starting to roll..."
Commodities storming back into bull market
Most analysts believe the commodities market has turned a corner and that prices are unlikely to return to lows seen in the past year.
Ex LME CEO to set up new metals trading platform for London
Martin Abbot says brokers are unhappy with the exchange's new fees as well as the sense that the LME is moving away from its traditional metals trading roots.
Coal rides commodities rally in push to 10-month high in Europe
The fuel has rallied 50% since February, when it plunged to the lowest since at least 2007.
Cyprium Mining finalizes rehabilitation of shaft #3 of the Potosi Silver Mine
The project, which began in February 2016, consisted in the rehabilitation and improvement of the extraction capability of shaft #3 as well as improvement of infrastructure, security and preparation of prospective mining areas at levels 2 to 4 of the mine.