August 9, 2013 NASA gets serious about asteroid mining in new mission "The mission will develop important technologies for asteroid exploration that will benefit anyone interested in exploring or mining asteroids, whether it's NASA or a private company."
August 8, 2013 The year’s best meteor shower is coming this weekend The point from which the meteors appear lies in the Perseus constellation.
August 8, 2013 Now is the time to short sell gold miner volatility: Michael Purves GDX volatility is at multi-year highs.
August 8, 2013 Rio Tinto half year profit plummets 71% on weak commodity prices Rio doesn't expect Chinese growth to recover in the second half of the year.
August 8, 2013 Rio Tinto and the Australian tax system Super profits tax not raking in the cash lawmakers said it would.
August 8, 2013 Metso completes the acquisition of the Chinese steel foundry The acquisition improves Metso's capabilities to supply wear parts to its mining and construction industry customers in China and other markets in Asia-Pacific.
August 8, 2013 Newcrest expects writedowns to reach as much as A$6.2 billion Gold miner will write $273 million off the value of its investment in gold miner Evolution Mining, and $360 million off fixed assets, inventory and exploration.
August 8, 2013 South Africa’s top gold miners ask unions to mend relations AngloGold Ashanti and Gold Fields top executives say hostility between workers and management can only damage the long-term viability of the country’s gold mines and projects.
August 8, 2013 Mining boom best days still to come: BHP CEO World's largest mining company leader says demand for Australian commodities will increase about 75% in the next 15 years.
Italy seeks over $8 billion in damages from ArcelorMittal over ILVA steelworks, FT reports Acciaierie d'Italia has sued over alleged mismanagement of the steelworks. January 12, 2026 | 01:23 pm