Canada launches major research initiative to improve mining success
The joint public-private partnership project is worth more than $11 million and will last five years.
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Project on the Cape York peninsula could produce up to 50 million tonnes per year.
Uranium One reports first quarter losses
Long-term development indicators for the nuclear power industry remain strong.
Caterpillar Endorses AMT for Mining Products
“... preferred software tool for the management of Caterpillar mining products”
The coming demand for silicon
Optimistic and conservative projections both show wins.
Metso’s patent held invalid and earlier favorable decision reversed by Court of Appeals in a US patent infringement case
Metso will seek reversal of this Court of Appeals' decision
Gold drops below $1,400 an ounce
30-day low.
BHP Billiton’s disappearing exploration budget
"We need to squeeze returns from our installed infrastructure."
Gold Extraction with Cornstarch instead of Cyanide
Evanston Now reports that scientists at Northwestern University (Illinois) discovered a method to extract gold with a cornstarch-derived solution. Starch would be […]