Workers search for the precious gems in the Minero river and the Real mine.

Costa Rican court system has caused a legal vacuum regarding the Las Crucitas mine project and the country's president refuses to act.

Mine life is expected to be 12 years with an output of 55,000 ounces of gold per year.

The government is encouraging more business mergers and forming megacorporations.

Agreement focuses on companies with profits of at least 40 million euros ($52.5 million), total assets worth 20 million euros or 250 employees.

Per 200,000 hours worked, the fatality rate was .0107 deaths and reported injuries were 2.56.

Karara project is the second largest magnetite project in the country.

US hydrologists and mining engineers are working with Afghans southeast of Kabul to conduct tests.

Bureau of Land Management did not fully weigh the effects of fracking on the environment.

High concentration of garnets found in drilling results.

The new company's resource will be 1.7 million gold ounces.

Annual production capacity will 8 billion cubic metres of natural gas.