May 31, 2016 McDonald’s Japan fights low sales with appetizing prize: an 18-karat gold McNugget The campaign comes as the fast food chain steps up efforts to attract customers across the Asian country.
May 31, 2016 The big, the deep and the just plain crazy — mining and drilling facts and feats It’s only when something crazy happens that we normal folk start to take notice, which has given mining something of a reputation with most people.
May 31, 2016 Centerra Gold seeks international arbitration for dispute with Kyrgyzstan The company said the arbitration proceedings will be held at Stockholm and Sweden, and that they will be conducted under the UNCITRAL rules.
May 31, 2016 Sierra Leone grants preliminary OK to Stellar Diamonds Tongo mine The West Africa-focused firm said it was verbally informed of the approval by the country's Minerals Advisory Board.
May 31, 2016 Peru’s illegal gold miners back Fujimori’s vow to end crackdown Fujimori says she will repeal laws aimed at protecting the environment that ban the use of dredges and heavy machinery by miners in rivers and wetlands.
May 31, 2016 Bayer and Planetary Resources to collaborate to improve agriculture with space data Improving agriculture with crop-specific satellite images.
May 30, 2016 US coal ash highly rich in rare earths, scientists find Rare earths content was tested using hydrofluoric acid, which is much stronger and more efficient than industrial methods, but is too hazardous to use on a large scale.
May 30, 2016 Australian coal exports to Thailand four times higher The figures demonstrate that developing nations in South East Asia require high quality coal to meet increased electricity demand, powered by the growing urbanization of the population.
May 30, 2016 Noble shares hammered after CEO’s sudden resignation The group also announced it would sell its Noble Americas Energy Solutions (NAES), one of its crown jewels.
May 30, 2016 Glencore bids for Anglo American’s coal mines in Australia — report Other firms interested in the mines include BHP Billion, South32 and X2, with varying reports as to which remain in contention.
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
