Cecilia Jamasmie , Editor-in-Chief

Astronomers find promising evidence of dark matter while U.S. team looks in former gold mine

The group has installed a 350 kg liquid xenon time-projection chamber, which aims to directly detect galactic dark matter in an underground laboratory, built 1.6 km below the surface.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 8, 2013 | 5:24 pm

New leak at Fukushima nuclear plant

Although this weekend's leakage was just over three litres, public concerns about the firm’s ability to safely manage the plant continue to mount.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 8, 2013 | 3:39 pm

Toro Energy in talks with Asian investors to take Wiluna to production

Company is open to selling between 30% to 50% of the uranium project to potential partners.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 8, 2013 | 3:03 pm

Gemfields falls 27% as Zambia imposes ban on gemstones sales

World’s No. 1 emerald producer hits steepest decline in more than four years.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 8, 2013 | 2:31 pm

Chile’s Codelco resumes shipments but faces nationwide strike on Tuesday

Mining workers will strike for a day at all of Codelco's divisions and at all large-scale private mines on Tuesday.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 8, 2013 | 1:53 pm

Rio gets ready to wave its Diavik diamond mine goodbye

Dominion Diamond Corp, which already owns 40% of the mine, said it is interested, but the price has to be right.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 5, 2013 | 5:13 pm

Chile’s port strikes hitting fruit more than copper: experts

Unrest comes against a backdrop of a presidential election year and may heavily weigh on the results.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 5, 2013 | 2:01 pm

INFOGRAPHIC: Bitcoin a new monetary era

The encrypted virtual currency that began in 2009 and reached $1 billion in total value this week continues to attract headlines.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 4, 2013 | 6:15 pm

Stunning $1.5 million gold dress to debut at the MTV Movie Awards

The couture gown is made of 10,000 hand-embroidered pure gold sequins.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 4, 2013 | 5:08 pm

Brazil environmental watchdog charges Anglo with a $10m fine over port accident

The incident forced Anglo to halt shipments from the operation, where it produced 6.1 million tonnes of iron ore last year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 4, 2013 | 3:19 pm

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