March 17, 2014 China’s stake in rare earths market shrinking In 2010 the Asian nation covered 97.6% of worldwide demand; today, is down to about 92%.
March 16, 2014 BHP’s Mackenzie vows ‘substantial’ cash returns to shareholders by June The only stumbling block is the firm's $27bn net debt, which BHP expects to drop below $25bn in three months, removing the final hurdle.
March 16, 2014 Rio Tinto to pay an extra $75 million in taxes on new rulings The miner is warning the multitude of new legislation could send compliance costs soaring by tens of millions of dollars for global companies.
March 16, 2014 Gold prices to rally this week on Ukraine and China worries Traders are closely following Sunday’s poll in Ukraine's Crimea region, as its results could further increase geopolitical tensions and hence affect gold prices.
March 16, 2014 India’s Goa freezes third phase of iron ore e-auction Due to slump on prices for the steel-making material.
March 16, 2014 Scientists find way to turn base metal into precious one More than conquering the age-old quest to turn base metals into precious ones, these scientists are applying modern day alchemy to build the next-generation of fuel cells and electrolyzers.
March 14, 2014 Hudbay extends offer to Augusta shareholders and waives minimum tender condition HudBay Minerals Inc. announced today that it has extended its offer to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Augusta Resource Corporation ("Augusta") not already owned by Hudbay (the "Offer")…
March 14, 2014 Accutrak Prepares for its First Showing at WAMPEX Accutrak will exhibit its top three products at WAMPEX this year. Smartrail is a rail bound tracking and weighing system that monitors and reports volumes of ore mined daily, per…
March 14, 2014 Man finds 2.89-carat diamond at Arkansas state park Estimated to be worth around $20,000.
March 14, 2014 Metso appoints Juha Silvennoinen President, Services business line in Mining and Construction with responsibility for the development of the Group’s overall services business Mr. Juha Silvennoinen (MSc. in Engineering) has been appointed President, Services business line in Mining and Construction as of March 26, 2014. Juha has made a long career in ABB…
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