China’s number three zinc miner to acquire Aussie Perilya
Perth-based miner Perilya (ASX:PEM), which owns the famous Broken Hill lead-zinc....
Read MoreGeoscience events
Australian mining company sues Botswana
Australia’s Mount Burgess mining company (ASX:MTB) is taking the Botswana governme....
Read MoreInterstellar Winds Buffeting Our Solar System Have Shifted Direction
Scientists, including University of New Hampshire astrophysicists involved in NASA’s....
Read MoreColdest Brown Dwarfs Blur Lines Between Stars and Planets
Astronomers are constantly on the hunt for ever-colder star-like bodies, and two years ago....
Read MoreGravity Variations Over Earth Much Bigger Than Previously Thought
A joint Australian-German research team led by Curtin University’s Dr Christian Hirt has....
Read MoreBHP opens coal mine in Queensland despite market challenges
BHP Billiton (ASX, LON, NYSE: BHP) and joint venture partner Mitsubishi officially....
Read MoreThe 10 biggest mining deals of 2012
Global mining deals dropped 74% over the first half of 2013, with little hope for an....
Read MoreGlobal Warming Has Increased Risk of Record Heat
Researchers calculate that intense heat like that in the summer of 2012 is up to four times more....
Read MoreTop 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....
Read MoreScientists 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....
Read More