It’s getting warm in Antarctica, but mining still a pipe dream
The West Antarctic Ice Sheet is warming at three times the global average. Would this open the door for mining?
Cecilia Jamasmie , Senior Editor
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For Aussie junior miners, 2013 means major funding squeeze
Close to 1,000 Australian junior mining and exploration stocks will be fighting to raise billions of dollars in new equity next year.
Egypt to boost mining in 2013, but first will ‘reconsider’ current licenses
The new authorities are considering offering a number of international bids for mineral exploration, particularly for gold.
China to buy major African iron ore project for $1.45 billion
The Hanlong Group, a privately owned Chinese company, is planning to take over Australian stage.mining.company Sundance (ASX:SDL) early next year and gain control over the Mbalam iron ore project in central west Africa, China's official Xinhua News Agency reported Saturday.
The top 10 most bizarre uses for gold
We all know that gold is not always used for monetary purposes or in jewellery. What most of us may have never imaged, however, is to find gold in one of the following quite unusual products launched this year.
Greenland can, but doesn’t want to, be globe’s new top rare earth producer
Greenland’s treasure trove of rare earth metals, the largest deposit outside of China, cannot be mined because the elements are connected to restricted radioactive materials.
China unlikely to be ousted as world’s main gold producer
The nation’s gold output between January and October was of 323 tonnes, 11% more than in the same period last year.
Fire at Randgold mine in Ivory Coast impacts production
Gold miner Randgold Resources (NASDAQ:GOLD, LON:RRS)) cut its production guidance for its Tongon mine in Ivory Coast after a fire in the mill section of a plant.
Coal seam gas mining may risk ocean life: report
Groundwater leaks from shore into the ocean floor itself and experts are trying to figure out the implications of this for the supply of fresh water on land and aquatic life.
Rosenberg’s reasons to go for gold
Despite the recent drops in gold prices, David Rosenberg, the chief economist and strategist at Gluskin Sheff and former Chief North American Economist at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, is bullish about the precious metal.
China funnelled $57 billion to control critical mineral supply chain
A network of at least 26 state-backed banks has helped Beijing tighten its grip on critical minerals over the past two decades.
