Giant diamond sells for $33.7 million
Mounted in a diamond and emerald necklace, the white, matchbox-size rock was acquired by an unidentified buyer.
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MICROMINE to showcase its mining solutions at Mines and Money London 2017
MICROMINE will be exhibiting its intuitive software solutions at Mines and Technology conference in London from the 27th of November through to the 30th November.
Iron miners: capex will not see strong comeback, says new research
BMI predicts that iron ore prices will remain on a long-term gradual downtrend until at least 2021.
Sudbury Coleman Mine in shutdown for 30 days
Under the terms of the collective agreement, employees do not get paid when work is not available.
Ink from ancient Egyptian papyri contains copper
The pigments were likely obtained as a byproduct of sulfurous ore smelting.
This is how GroundTruth’s drones to drills program works
According to Shawn Ryan, the technology reduces the environmental footprint, as well as the human resources needed on the ground.
Metallic Minerals CEO talks about Yukon project
Greg Johnson explained why the Keno Hill Silver District is considered one of the best mining jurisdictions in Canada.
Planetary Resources readies asteroid mining technology for Dec. launch
The Arkyd-6 spacecraft includes core technology that will be used in the company’s asteroid exploration program.
Texas uranium deposits could meet US nuclear energy demand for almost a year
But low prices for the radioactive commodity remain a challenge, the latest report by the US Geological Survey (USGS) shows.
