Ireland’s justice minister can’t link cash for gold shops to major crime

The justice minister of Ireland did not find a conclusive link between cash for gold shops and increased precious metal burglary in the country, but the minister's study did recommend that the country look at some controls for the industry.

Michael Allan McCrae | June 24, 2012 | 5:08 pm

Mapping coal port expansion in the Pacific Northwest

The Columbian, a newspaper out of Vancouver, WA, put together a handy map showing proposed development plans for six coal terminals in Oregon and Washington, the status of each along with what the project has going for it and opposition lined up against.

Michael Allan McCrae | June 24, 2012 | 4:07 pm

It’s not just about rare earth and lithium; the aluminum industry loves the Tesla Model S

The much-anticipated Tesla Model S, which started production last week, uses a lot of aluminum, and that has industry groups pleased as punch.

Michael Allan McCrae | June 23, 2012 | 9:24 pm

An insect-inspired robot that can fall and get up again

When sending robots down a mine or other areas that are hard to navigate, researchers at EPFL's Laboratory of Intelligent Systems decided to take a page from nature and design a robot that doesn't just avoid danger but knows how to right itself when it crashes.

Michael Allan McCrae | June 23, 2012 | 8:41 pm

Hydraulic fracturing, what’s that?

When a broad sample group was asked how familiar they are with the term "hydraulic facturing", over 2/3 of the respondents didn't know what it was.

Michael Allan McCrae | June 23, 2012 | 7:00 pm

They are going to do what now? The audacious plan to land Curiosity on Mars next month

NASA shared its plans for landing Curiosity on Mars next month—what the project team calls seven minutes of terror.

Michael Allan McCrae | June 23, 2012 | 5:31 pm

Drug tests coming to the oil sands this fall

Despite misgivings by unions, random drug and alcohol testing for oil sands workers will get underway later this year. The Drug and Alcohol […]

Michael Allan McCrae | June 22, 2012 | 5:10 am

Arch Coal lays off 750 workers due to ‘unprecedented downturn’

Arch Coal (NYSE:ACI), the second largest supplier of coal in the USA, is laying off 750 full-time workers at its Appalachia mining operations after owners said that demand had reached a 20-year low.

Michael Allan McCrae | June 22, 2012 | 4:45 am

Aquarius Platinum puts Everest Mine on care and maintenance

Due to an platinum market that is an “abiding surplus”, the board at Aquarius Platinum (LON:AQP) placed its Everest mine on care […]

Michael Allan McCrae | June 22, 2012 | 4:12 am

The secular commodity supercycle explained in just one chart

Commodity bulls point to the massive build out in the developing countries to buttress their argument that the long-term outlook for metals is bullish—and the party has only just begun

Michael Allan McCrae | June 21, 2012 | 8:07 pm

China has ‘paid a big price’ for its rare earth industry: government

China is restricting the export of rare earths to protect its environment, said Su Bo, vice-minister of industry and information technology at a news conference in Beijing on Wednesday.

Michael Allan McCrae | June 21, 2012 | 6:31 am

PHOTOS: Rioting Spanish coal miners fire homemade rockets

With subsidies to Spain's coal industry about to be yanked, striking workers are ratcheting up the pressure on the government and clashing violently with police.

Michael Allan McCrae | June 21, 2012 | 5:12 am

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