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
Sibanye Gold shopping for new mines, possibly including base metals The gold miner is expanding its portfolio to platinum, coal and uranium, as it also mulls an incursion in the base metals sector. Cecilia Jamasmie | February 1, 2016 | 2:55 pm
Canada’s Royal Nickel turns producer with two acquisitions Picks up private Australian nickel and gold mine and stake in Manitoba copper mine from VMS Ventures. Reuters | February 1, 2016 | 2:35 pm