August 21, 2015 New variety of hard-to-find mineral discovered in England The last time a vein of Blue John Stone, a legendary semi-precious mineral, was discovered was in the in the XIX century.
August 21, 2015 Metals heading for worst week of 2015 Metals from copper to aluminum fell again Friday, and were heading for their worst week of the year, after data showed Chinese factory activity shrinking at the fastest pace since…
August 21, 2015 Small, ancient diamonds reveal seawater key for precious gems formation Scientists from Canada, the U.S. and the U.K believe ancient sea water helped to the formation of diamonds hundreds of kilometres underground.
August 20, 2015 Metso to shut mining equipment plant in Pennsylvania next year The closure, part of a major business restructuring, will affect about 80 people currently employed at the plant.
August 20, 2015 Russian rare earth producer to invest $320M into tantalum and niobium production Technoinvest Alliance, one of Russia’s largest producers of rare earths is considering investing up to US$320 million in the development of Zashihinskoe field, one of Russia’s largest rare earths reserves.
August 20, 2015 New study says Energy East Pipeline would hurt whales Report claims that noise from tanker traffic causes heightened levels of stress for the North Atlantic right whale, hindering the mammal’s ability to communicate.
August 20, 2015 Eldorado Gold to take legal action against Greece over mine halt The company warned it would take authorities to court after Greece’s energy ministry halted production at the company’s Skouries gold and copper mine.
August 19, 2015 Decision in Rio Tinto’s case against Vale over Simandou imminent— report New York court must decide by September whether or not it accepts Vale and BSGR request to dismiss the lawsuit that claims they conspired to steal Rio's rights over the…
August 19, 2015 Greece halts operations at Canada’s Eldorado Gold mine The government is suspending activity at Eldorado's Skouries mine, saying the company has violated some terms.
August 19, 2015 Glencore stock getting hammered as China slowdown, commodities rout hit profit The world's leading commodity trader stock slumped to a record low Wednesday after it revealed it swung to a steep first-half loss of $676 million.
Ma’aden selects Metso to deliver a gold processing plant to the Ar Rjum project Includes process electrification, field instrumentation, and automation, as well as detailed engineering for the processing plant. January 15, 2026 | 03:25 pm
