One small step for mining’s new frontier Once a figment of science fiction films, the sometimes risky notion of mining in space may soon become a reality if asteroid miners have their way. Science Network | January 18, 2016 | 1:08 am
Platinum, palladium bear brunt of brutal 2016 Platinum hits record discount against gold price and palladium already down 16% in 2016, despite record setting global auto sales. Frik Els | January 12, 2016 | 12:17 pm
Anglo American officially out of the Middle East The miner has finally completed the sale of assets from its Tarmac joint venture to a subsidiary of French engineering and construction group Bouygues. Cecilia Jamasmie | January 12, 2016 | 7:20 am
The world’s northernmost mines They are all located in just three countries: Norway, Russia and Canada. Frik Els | January 11, 2016 | 10:13 am
INFOGRAPHIC: The world’s most valuable substances by weight The world's most valuable substance? It sells for a cool $27 million per gram. Visual Capitalist | January 11, 2016 | 1:59 am
Worst year for US mining jobs since 1986 12 straight months of losses see 129,000 positions eliminated, the deepest jobs cuts in 29 years and the third worst annual decline since 1939. Frik Els | January 8, 2016 | 2:21 pm
Asteroid miner 3D-prints spacecraft prototype with alien metal What Planetary Resources' 3D-printed model so impressive is the fact that it’s made entirely out of metal that’s not from Earth. Cecilia Jamasmie | January 8, 2016 | 5:55 am
Veteran investor Rick Rule reveals a unique arbitrage opportunity Rick praises innovative precious metals streams on base metal projects and one Canadian company that is adding value and being rewarded for it. The Gold Report | January 4, 2016 | 3:21 am
Mining in 2016: Six reasons to be cheerful No 3: "The return of inflation could revive demand for hedges including commodities, with gold in particular likely to benefit." Frik Els | December 24, 2015 | 10:58 am
