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Ecuador may soon welcome mining majors BHP Billiton (ASX:BHP) and Hancock Prospecting after country authorities qualified recent talks with such companies as positive. Ecuador began last month granting licences for new exploration areas, with over 300 of them to be

In early trade on Monday copper hits 6 months highs with copper futures exchanging hands for $2.3125 per pound in New York and topping $5,000 a tonne in London dealings for the first time since end-April. Copper has risen during 10 of

This article attempts to forecast the gold price and provides a rational to invest in gold commodity. The investment dealer remains constructive on the gold commodity by pointing to its relatively stable prices and producers’ optimized operations. “After giving up

Luxembourg is stepping up efforts to become Europe’s center for space mining by buying a major stake in US-based asteroid miner Planetary Resources in a deal worth $28 million (€25 million) in investments. Prospector-X™ is the inaugural mission of the

MUMBAI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – India’s mines ministry has told state governments to explore the use of drones to check illegal mining, as officials crackdown on an activity that has led to deforestation and the use of child labour. A