September 14, 2016 Rare gold Roman coin found in Jerusalem The rare coin features the image of Nero and dates to a little over a decade before the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 AD.
September 14, 2016 Space mining absolutely viable — NASA expert The main challenge for mining near-Earth celestial bodies is neither technology nor cost, but simply “convincing people it is realistic,” says Dr. Phil Metzger.
September 14, 2016 Gold up, waiting for clues on timing of US rate rise Gold prices rose on Wednesday as the dollar slipped against a basket of currencies, trading up 0.3% at $1,322.55 an ounce at 1402 GMT.
September 13, 2016 Training for mining has moved to a new level EduMine's mining campus just became a lot smarter, with expanded training content that covers the mining workforce and delivery by an LMS platform designed for mining.
September 13, 2016 This new technology could be blood diamonds worst enemy Two companies have partnered to use near field communication (NFC) — best known for enabling mobile payments— for tacking a diamond's history.
September 12, 2016 Look to Chindia for gold’s love trade The only people buying that early were quants and huge hedge funds. The question, then, was: What factors or models were the quants using to uncover gold’s meteoric rise this…
September 12, 2016 Six workers safely rescued from South African abandoned gold mine South Africa is believed to have approximately 6,000 abandoned mines and between 8,000 and 30,000 illegal miners across the country.
September 12, 2016 Barrick Gold, Cisco push mining into digital era starting with Cortez mine The goal is to apply the latest technology available to cut costs and bring additional value out of existing operations.
September 12, 2016 Potash Corp. and Agrium merge, create $36bn fertilizer giant The combined firm will be the world's largest crop nutrient producer and third largest natural resource company in Canada.
September 12, 2016 Canadians asked to weigh in on new open-pit oilsands mine Prospect of another big oil sands mine in Alberta raises issues of growth and cap on emissions.
Iamgold’s Lemelin thanks mentor for Africa option Bruno Lemelin recalls his first Iamgold boss urging him to join Essakane in Burkina Faso as regional politics began to unravel. December 26, 2025 | 05:00 am