Miners have made a gold ETF monster: Nadler
The uninterrupted rise in gold ETFs has created an untested investment vehicle that could turn against people holding it, said Kitco economist Jon Nadler.
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Ireland’s justice minister can’t link cash for gold shops to major crime
The justice minister of Ireland did not find a conclusive link between cash for gold shops and increased precious metal burglary in the country, but the minister's study did recommend that the country look at some controls for the industry.
Junior mining company executive compensation in 2011-2012
Yesterday I blogged about the compensation of CEOs of major mining companies in Canada and the United States. Today let us turn to the stalwarts of the industry, namely the executives of junior mining companies.
Mapping coal port expansion in the Pacific Northwest
The Columbian, a newspaper out of Vancouver, WA, put together a handy map showing proposed development plans for six coal terminals in Oregon and Washington, the status of each along with what the project has going for it and opposition lined up against.
It’s not just about rare earth and lithium; the aluminum industry loves the Tesla Model S
The much-anticipated Tesla Model S, which started production last week, uses a lot of aluminum, and that has industry groups pleased as punch.
An insect-inspired robot that can fall and get up again
When sending robots down a mine or other areas that are hard to navigate, researchers at EPFL's Laboratory of Intelligent Systems decided to take a page from nature and design a robot that doesn't just avoid danger but knows how to right itself when it crashes.
Hydraulic fracturing, what’s that?
When a broad sample group was asked how familiar they are with the term "hydraulic facturing", over 2/3 of the respondents didn't know what it was.
They are going to do what now? The audacious plan to land Curiosity on Mars next month
NASA shared its plans for landing Curiosity on Mars next month—what the project team calls seven minutes of terror.
Rio Tinto promotes innovation and expansion in the diamond jewellery industry
As premier sponsor of the Jewellery News Asia (JNA) Awards, Rio Tinto congratulated the shortlisted finalists announced at a press conference in Hong Kong last Thursday.