After 4,400% surge, Bitcoin's fate hinges on huge Chinese miners Sydney Morning Herald Wu Jihan still remembers the exhilaration he felt after learning about bitcoin in 2011. | A self-described computer geek fresh out of China's top university, Wu soaked up everything he could about the digital currency's mysterious founder and its use...
U.S. agrees to clean-up deal with bankrupt miner, hopes for payment Reuters July 7 (Reuters) - The U.S. government agreed to a mine clean-up deal that allows coal producer Alpha Natural Resources to exit bankruptcy, despite concerns that Alpha will be unable to fund $400... ...
Silver miners cash in on higher prices with financing deals BN Americas Great Panther Silver and Bear Creek Mining announce offerings worth about US$50mn to fund investments in mines and projects in Mexico and Peru as silver rises to US$20/oz. | ...continue reading ... ...
Canadian miner will buy Thompson Creek Metals for $1.1 billion Denver Post Thompson Creek Metals Co, a debt-strapped Littleton miner, will be acquired by Toronto mining company Centerra Gold Inc. in a $1.1 billion deal. | The cash and stock transaction includes the assumption of nearly $900 million in debt that Thompson Cre...
Gold bulls send miners surging Topix Gold miner St Barbara has posted record production from its Gwalia mine near Leonora for the third consecutive year, as the precious metal's stellar 2016 rise continued this morning. The Australian dollar gold price was trading $26 an ounce higher at...
Coal miner Alpha says near bankruptcy deal with U.S. government Reuters WILMINGTON, Del./WASHINGTON, July 6 (Reuters) - Alpha Natural Resources said on Wednesday it expects to reach a deal with the U.S. government over responsibility for the cost of cleaning up mining... ...
Gold and gold miners shares pop as gold hits 2-year high Yahoo Daily News Gold and gold miners stocks surged Wednesday as uncertainty following the United Kingdom's vote to leave the European Union led investors to buy safer assets. | Shares of AngloGold Ashanti popped nearly 7 percent, while Harmony Gold Mining gained alm...
Will Work On Increasing Minerals' Share in GDP By 1% : Piyush Goyal NDTV Piyush Goyal, who assumed the charge of Mines Minister on Wednesday, said he will work towards increasing the share of the mines and minerals sector in the GDP by 1 per cent in the next 2-3 years. ...
Botswana: Miners Safety Priority Topix Vice President Mr Mokgweetsi Masisi has assured BCL Mine workers that government will conduct thorough investigations on declining safety issues affecting the Selebi Phikwe copper and nickel mine which employs around 5 000. Addressing a score of Bots...
Will work on increasing minerals' share in GDP by 1% : Goyal The Times Of India New Delhi, Jul 6 () Piyush Goyal, who assumed the charge of Mines Minister today, said he will work towards increasing the share of the mines and minerals sector in the GDP by 1 per cent in the next 2-3 years. | Goyal, the Minister of State for Power...
France overcome sterile Germany to reach Euro 2016 final The Malta Independent Host nation France can become the first nation to win the European championships twice on home soil after beating Germany 2-0 in the semi-final of Euro 2016. | Germany enjoyed more possession but were ineffective in attack, with Lloris never having to do much. | The turning point of the match came right before half-time when Italian referee Rizzoli...
Here's where outer space actually begins Business Insider All of humanity (excluding a few astronauts) lives on a little spinning marble hurtling through the almost uninterrupted void of cosmic emptiness, protected by the warm, comforting envelope of our atmosphere. | And where does that atmosphere end? | Scientists aren't exactly sure, and there's even a debate over whether we should determine wh...
