A prospective rare earths mine that could become a longterm supplier of neodymium and praseodymium has been green-lighted by the state Environmental Protection Authority (EPA).Arafura Resources (ASX:ARU) on Friday received approval from the Northern Territory Environment Protection Authority (EPA), after an assessment process lasting more than two years. The EPA found that the risks from mining...Read More
Chairman of G?(C)camines emphasized, in the name of the Board of Directors, only the reconstruction of a strong national mining actor will be able to transform the wealth of the Congolese soil into wealth for the Congolese peopleLUBUMBASHI, Democratic Republic of Congo, January 8, 2018The 2017 financial year has just ended with the concrete materialization of an awaited commitment: the inauguratio...Read More
The most hated group of people in history isn't women.It isn't African-Americans.It isn't homosexuals.And it's not any religious group.The most hated group of people in history is the ultra-wealthy. It's the top 0.01%.Now, before you start sending hate mail, please consider the numbers first...Women represent more than half of the total population. Women aren't even a minority in terms of populati...Read More
Over 30,000 people had their electronic devices searched without probable cause or a warrant by Customs and Border Protection in 2017. This is a 50% increase from 2016.Most of the searches took place at airports when travelers were leaving the country. And 80% of those searched were not American citizens.I happen to think anyone on American soil deserves every protection under the Bill of Rights....Read More
Over 30,000 people had their electronic devices searched without probable cause or a warrant by Customs and Border Protection in 2017. This is a 50% increase from 2016.Most of the searches took place at airports when travelers were leaving the country. And 80% of those searched were not American citizens.I happen to think anyone on American soil deserves every protection under the Bill of Rights....Read More
The Ras Lanuf Oil and Gas Processing Company (RASCO) welcomed on Sunday rulings in favor of the Libyan National Oil Corp (NOC) in international arbitration cases over the 200,000 bpd Ras Lanuf refinery, and said it hoped to restart work in the second half of this year.Read full newsRead More
Several big mining companies are bringing new projects online, while others will see production decline in the year ahead.Read full newsRead More
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The Central American nation of Belize, in a move to protect the largest barrier reef in the Western Hemisphere, has banned the offshore extraction of oil and gas in its maritime territories.Read full newsRead More
Rising shipments of Russian crude to China could lead to rising crude prices for its top crude market: EuropeRead full newsRead More
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (11:00 PM) - A massive explosion shook the rebel stronghold of Idlib late on Sunday, as a car bomb exploded within the city. According to oRead full newsRead More
China on Friday tightened limits on critically important energy supplies to North Korea and stepped up other trade restrictions under intensified U.N. nuclear sanctions.Read full newsRead More
China is pushing to limit consumption of coal, which is used to produce most of its electricity.Read full newsRead More
A prospective rare earths mine that could become a longterm supplier of neodymium and praseodymium has been green-lighted by the state Environmental Protection Authority (EPA).Arafura Resources (ASX:ARU) on Friday received approval from the Northern Territory Environment Protection Authority (EPA), after an assessment process lasting more than two years. The EPA found that the risks from mining...Read More
A tanker carrying Iranian oil and run by the country's top oil shipping firm was ablaze and spewing cargo into the East China Sea on Sunday after colliding with a Chinese freight ship, leaving the tanker's 32 crew members missing, the Chinese government said.Read full newsRead More
In a move that will certainly not end well for investors, the New York Stock Exchange has asked the SEC to approve five ETFs including 2x leveraged and inverse flavors, linked to Bitcoin futures.Read full newsRead More
For months now, deteriorating economic conditions, a worsening humanitarian crisis, and social unrest in Venezuela have threatened the ability of the Maduro regime to govern.. Lack of revenues has put the nation on the brink of default on several occasions and Venezuela's oil production and export volumes have markedly declined. The political crisis has been magnified by President Nicolas Maduro's...Read More
The U.S. is on track to overtake Russia and Saudi Arabia as the world's leading oil producer for the first time since 1975, according to a forecast from Rystad Energy.Read full newsRead More
An Iranian oil tanker sailing to South Korea collided with a cargo ship off China's coast and caught fire, leaving at least 32 people missing on Sunday.Read full newsRead More
Cheating and shale will be overcome by compliance.Read full newsRead More