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Argentina’s new government scraps mining taxes

President Mauricio Macri has revoked a 5% tax imposed by the previous administration on mining companies.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 12, 2016 | 10:05 am

Here is how you open a safe in less than 5 seconds thanks to a rare earth magnet

Using a rare earth magnet anyone can exploit the nickel piece in a safe and get it open without any damage.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 9, 2016 | 6:15 am

Tesla Powerwall begins to ship, what does this mean?

Tesla Energy’s Powerwall has to started to ship on a global scale with customers in Australia receiving the first of the company’s lithium-ion battery packs designed to power homes.

Benchmark Mineral Intelligence | February 9, 2016 | 12:34 am

US scientists figure cost-effective way to extract rare earths from coal

The new mineral processing technique also makes the extraction environmentally friendly.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 4, 2016 | 3:27 am

India mulls key investment to set iron ore plants in Iran

According to official figures, Iran has now more than $10 billion of investment pledges under its belt.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 3, 2016 | 8:25 am

Luxembourg joins race to conquer space mining

The move comes only three months after U.S. President Barack Obama signed a space exploitation law.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 3, 2016 | 3:05 am

China gets tougher on illegal mining, exporting of rare earths

Beijing to set up tracing system to determine and certify the origin of the materials.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 2, 2016 | 4:24 am

CHART: Stop panicking about Chinese growth

China’s slowdown is nothing new. Growth peaked in 2007 and had been on a clear downward trend since 2011.

Frik Els | January 25, 2016 | 2:58 pm

Iran goes beyond oil — to sign $5.4bn in mining deals with Italy, France

Iran is opening $29 billion of projects to foreign investors now that sanctions have been lifted.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 25, 2016 | 11:51 am

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