Plans to open the world’s first mine in the deep ocean have moved significantly closer to becoming reality. A Canadian mining company has finalised an agreement with Papua New Guinea t... Read more
A major flaw that has gone unrealized until now leaves the $1.5 billion Bitcoin market open to manipulation and a potential takeover, according to a new study by two Cornell University compu... Read more
New research shows that existing copper resources can sustain increasing world-wide demand for at least a century, meaning social and environmental concerns could be the most important restr... Read more
Abandoned Mine Tunnels Might Ferry Geothermal Energy from Deep Underground Underground mining is a sweaty job, and not just because of the hard work it takes to haul ore: Mining tunnels fill... Read more
Many hybrid cars feature regenerative braking – they harness the energy generated when they brake, and store it in the battery for later use. This helps maximize the amount of time tha... Read more
A team of CSIRO Future Manufacturing Flagship scientists has won a major mining industry award for the invention of the highly sensitive magnetic field sensor which sits at the operational h... Read more
Commodity prices go up; Amazonian forests come down. The American culture is filled with iconic figures who tell the story of our country’s push westward from the Atlantic to the Pacif... Read more