August 27, 2018 Scottish firm to launch UK’s first asteroid mining mission The company, which unveiled its development plans for the Asteroid Prospecting Satellite One (APS-1) last month, is hoping to raise £2.3million.
August 26, 2018 Fueling a town with waste In Benin, six tonnes of organic waste are turned into biogas every week.
August 26, 2018 The secret to safer oil & gas pipelines: graphene Only in the US, corrosion costs the oil and gas industry $1.4 billion a year.
August 24, 2018 Kremlin aide wants top firms to invest more rather than pay windfall tax Kremlin aide Andrei Belousov said on Friday he would like major Russian firms to invest in social projects rather than pay higher taxes.
August 23, 2018 World’s first autonomous and electric container vessel to launch in early 2020 About half the cost of the ship will be paid for by the Norwegian government.
August 23, 2018 Centerra, Kyrgyz Gov’t delay completion of deal over Kumtor mine Extension of the deadline, the fifth one so far this year, seeks reaching final agreement that would end long-running dispute over the country’s largest gold mine.
August 22, 2018 Chinese, Canadian-Finnish, Cypriot firms bid for Serbia copper mine China's Zijin Mining, Canadian-Finnish fund Champion and Cyprus-based U Gold have bid for a strategic partnership in RTB Bor, Serbia's only copper mine and smelter.
August 22, 2018 Russian ministries reject proposed windfall tax on metals and mining firms Russian government ministries have agreed that a proposed windfall tax on metals, mining and chemical companies was inappropriate.
August 22, 2018 Russia in gold buying spree ahead of tougher US sanctions Moscow bought 26.1 tonnes of gold in July, more than in any other month this year.
August 22, 2018 Merkel allies pile on the pressure to keep coal plants running Germany’s states are upping pressure on Chancellor Angela Merkel to keep coal-fired power for as long as 30 years as the nation approaches a deadline for setting an exit date…
Iron ore price nears best close since November on year-end metal rally The steelmaking ingredient advanced for a third straight session in Singapore, climbing nearly 1.8% to as much as $106.55 a ton in intraday trading. December 29, 2025 | 07:51 am
