June 23, 2012 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.
June 23, 2012 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.
June 22, 2012 Sandvik Mining inaugurates offices in Mexico Sandvik Mining is pleased to announce that the Company has officially inaugurated a brand new corporate building in Guadalajara, capital of Jalisco state in Mexico.
June 22, 2012 Sandvik Mining Brazil achieves a 3 years without accidents in Votorantim Metais contract site Sandvik Mining is pleased to inform that Sandvik Mining Brazil’s team responsible for the Votorantim Metais contract site has achieved a record of 3 years without accidents with or without…
June 22, 2012 Xstrata Technology issues Albion process technology licence for GPM Gold Project in Armenia Xstrata Technology have recently signed an Albion Process Technology Licence Agreement with GeoProMining Gold LLC, a 100% owned subsidiary of GeoProMining Limited.
June 22, 2012 Threats to nationalize Kumtor send Centerra’s stock down 27% The Kyrgyz Parliament is considering revoking Centerra Gold's mining license, accusing the Canadian gold miner of damaging the environment and stealing the country's riches.
June 22, 2012 Chile divided over lithium privatization Chile’s government decision to privatize the country’s lithium, announced last week, has the country immersed in a heated debate over who has the right to exploit the vast reserves of…
June 22, 2012 ATMOS-5D+ ™ marks the emergence of a new era in dust management: Dust Management 5.0 ATMOS Global ™ (ATMOS Australia Pty Ltd) launched on the 22nd of June 2012 ATMOS-5D+ ™ world’s first Integrated 5D Global and Site Specific Dust Impact Forecasting and Management Platform…
June 22, 2012 Peru tries solving Xstrata’s conflict to stop mining investments from falling Peruvian authorities met Thursday with representatives of the town of Espinar in southern Peru, to resolve a conflict between the community and Xstrata’s Tintaya copper mine, which they accuse of…
June 22, 2012 Colombia goes ‘all in’ setting aside 17.6 million hectares for mining The lands will be open for mining licenses, but a majority of them are in protected zones, so officials would have to carefully pick specific regions to auction.
New York copper price surges again, Shanghai sets record Copper jumped by more than 5% to the highest level since the short squeeze in July. December 26, 2025 | 12:18 pm