October 29, 2012 New Bolivian law poses serious challenges for mining companies Bolivia has passed this month the world's first ruling that grants all nature equal rights to humans. The “Law of Mother Earth,” agreed by politicians and grassroots social groups, redefines…
October 29, 2012 Deer hunters evince little enthusiasm for copper ammunition Deer hunters in the American mid-west have shown little enthusiasm for new non-toxic copper bullets which would reduce the impact of lead ammunition fragments on local fauna.
October 29, 2012 Endocoal board backs $73.4 million takeover bid from Chinese A Chinese-joint venture in Australia has made a USD$73.4 million takeover bid for Queensland's Endocoal (ASX:EOC).
October 29, 2012 Gangsters target Gujarati diamond traders in Antwerp Gangsters are targeting affluent Gujarati businessman in the traditional European diamond trading capital of Antwerp.
October 28, 2012 Is the United States turning into a Petro-state? Matt Stroller at Naked Capitalist asks whether the United States is gradually transforming into a resource extraction economy with a more oligarchic […]
October 28, 2012 French scientists transform H20 into gold Scientists from France's Ecole Polytechnique have developed a remarkable new technology which extracts trace amounts of gold from industrial waste water.
October 28, 2012 INFOGRAPHIC: All the decisions that lead up to the eurozone crisis A series of small steps leading to a big problem
October 27, 2012 ‘We had nothing but the best of experiences with our partners’ – Bundesbank on why it keeps its gold overseas "Gold stored in your home safe is not immediately available as collateral in case you need foreign currency."
October 26, 2012 Experts find manure is ‘best cure’ for mining U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) research published Friday confirms what farmers seem to have known for hundreds of years: that manure helps restore soils, even those highly damaged post-mining landscapes.
October 26, 2012 American companies not yet ready for Conflict Minerals Law – report With only about 21 months remaining until publicly-traded U.S. component manufacturers are forced by law to disclose their usage of conflict minerals to the federal government, the industry appears to…
Congo says it would seek other partners if US minerals framework fails "The rivalry between China and the United States - we are not interested in it," the country's mines minister said. February 11, 2026 | 07:12 am
