MinQuest swaps minerals for a smartphone app ZDNet Another Australian mining company is making the switch to mobile apps in a bid to tackle a condition that affects more than 380,000 Australians. | ... ...
Afghan mineral wealth being looted by strongmen, experts say Denver Post Click photo to enlarge | In this Monday, March 28, 2016 photo, an Afghan businessman checks lapis lazuli at his shop in the city of Kabul, Afghanistan. The brilliant blue stone lapis lazuli, prized for millennia, is almost uniquely found in Afghanist...
Flush out illegal miners - Chamber of Mines Modern Ghana By GNA | By Christian Akorlie, GNA | Accra, April 13, GNA - Mr Sulemanu Koney, Chief Executive Officer of Ghana Chamber of Mines, says inaction on the part of authorities to stop illegal mining activities on companies' bonafide concessions has led to...
Zambia parliament to consider reducing copper mineral royalties to 4-6 percent Reuters LUSAKA, April 13 (Reuters) - Zambia's parliament will later on Wednesday debate the amended mines bill which proposes to reduce copper mineral royalties to a variable tax of between 4 to 6 percent, depending on the price of the metal. ...
Stocks end 2.3% up as miners rally; Tesco slides Yahoo Daily News European stocks ended sharply higher on Wednesday helped by a rally in mining and banking stocks, following better-than-expected China export data. | The pan-European STOXX 600 (^STOXX) closed up some 2.3 percent provisionally, with all sectors posti...
Australia supports training of small-scale miners Modern Ghana By GNA | By Iddi Yire, GNA | Accra, April 12, GNA - The University of Mines and Technology (UMaT) in collaboration with the Australian High Commission has launched a training programme for small-scale miners in Ghana. | The three-month training progr...
Peabody, largest US coal miner, seeks bankruptcy protection Denver Post Click photo to enlarge | FILE - This Jan. 27, 2009, file photo shows Peabody Energy headquarters in St. Louis. Peabody Energy Corp. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Wednesday, April 13, 2016, in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Ea...
Peabody, largest US coal miner, seeks bankruptcy protection Yahoo Daily News NEW YORK (AP) — Peabody Energy, the nation's largest coal miner, has filed for bankruptcy protection as a crosscurrent of environmental, technological and economic changes wreak havoc across the industry. | Mines and offices at Peabody, a compa...
Curry Shoots Warriors to 73rd Win, Beating Memphis 125-104 Time Magazine (OAKLAND, Calif.) — Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors took their last shot at Michael Jordan and history and they swished it — for 73. | Down to their final chance at the record, the Warriors became the first 73-win team Wednesday night by beating the Memphis Grizzlies 125-104, breaking what many considered an unmatchable mark...
Facebook Shows New Ways To Chat, Stream Video Newsfactor Looking for new ways to engage with its audience, Facebook says people who use its Messenger chat service will soon be able to order flowers, shop for shoes and talk with a variety of businesses by sending them direct text messages. | And soon, if you haven't "chatted" with those businesses on Messenger in a while, they'll be able to send you a pai...
