How Life May Have First Emerged On Earth: Foldable Proteins in a High-Salt Environment
A structural biologist at the Florida State University College of Medicine has made discoveries ...
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Rio Tinto’s Walsh hits the gas pedal, puts Aussie coal assets up for sale
Rio Tinto says goodbye to its Aussie coal assets. Rio Tinto’s (ASX, LON, NYSE:RI....
Canada’s mining sector fails to book a single IPO so far this year
For the first time in a decade, Canada’s normally bustling mining sector failed to book a single....
Chile’s port strikes hitting fruit more than copper: experts
The series of fast-spreading port strikes in Chile, ignited by the top copper union mid-March....
Ajax mine opposed by three-quarters, survey shows
A survey by Roundabout Communications shows nearly 75 per cent of respondents are....
Peru’s Antamina set to produce 450,000 tonnes copper this year
Peruvian miner Antamina produced about 450,000 tonnes of copper in 2012 and expects similar...
Striking a balance with zinc investments
Stock picking can be an exercise in compromise, and investors who wait for a perfect zinc....
Asteroid mining to dominate the industry: experts
Profiting from the riches that asteroids, stars and unknown planets have to offer not only....
Global downturn takes a toll on Canada’s north ’mining boom’: report
Canada’s territories, not long ago believed to be the epicenter of a mining boom, are feeling...
Australian mining service companies in dangerous decline
Australia’s central bank warned the country’s national resources sector the future of....
Japan gets the green light to mine coal in Mozambique
Japanese firm coming to Mozambique Japan’s main steelmaker, Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal....
Scientists to Jupiter’s Moon Io: Your Volcanoes Are in the Wrong Place
Jupiter’s moon Io is the most volcanically active world in the Solar System, with hundreds of....
Exxaro Resources ends coal miners’ strike in South Africa
South Africa’s second-biggest coal miner Exxaro Resources Ltd. (JSE: EXX) settled an....
Chinese mining company likely to list potash assets in Toronto: report
China-based Yanzhou Coal Mining Co. Ltd. (NYSE:YZC) is likely to list its Canada potash....
Four Russian coal miners missing after flood
Russian rescuers continue searching today for four miners missing after a flood in a mine in....