Sep 15 2013 - 10:07 Top miners to spend $244b in the next two years The world’s largest mining companies are planning to spend over $244 billion on expansions to 20....
Sep 11 2013 - 08:27 Scientists Confirm Existence of Largest Single Volcano On Earth A University of Houston (UH) professor led a team of scientists to uncover the largest single volcano....
Sep 11 2013 - 08:26 Thermal coal approaches 4-year lows Thermal coal dipped to US$78 on Wednesday as a result of weak demand, nearing its....
Sep 11 2013 - 08:25 Powerful Jets Discovered Blowing Material out of Galaxy Astronomers using a worldwide network of radio telescopes have found strong evidence that....
Sep 4 2013 - 08:49 Snow in an Infant Solar System: A Frosty Landmark for Planet and Comet Formation A snow line has been imaged in a far-off infant solar system for the very first time. The snow lin....
Sep 4 2013 - 08:47 How Mars’ Atmosphere Got So Thin: Reports Detail Curiosity Clues to Atmosphere’s Past A pair of new papers report measurements of the Martian atmosphere’s composition by....
Aug 31 2013 - 07:45 A Warmer Planetary Haven Around Cool Stars, as Ice Warms Rather Than Cools In a bit of cosmic irony, planets orbiting cooler stars may be more likely to remain ice....
Aug 31 2013 - 07:43 Glencore Xstrata McArthur River mine expansion plan approved Glencore Xstrata passed Tuesday the final hurdle for a $360 million expansion of its Australian....
Aug 31 2013 - 07:42 PayPal launches interplanetary payment system If there are plans to mine asteroids, the Moon and eventually other planets, there should be a....
Aug 26 2013 - 10:53 China dominates global supply, but internal competition is often overlooked Production of primary magnesium continues to be dominated by China, which Roskill estimates.....