Feb
09
Rio Tinto (ASX, LON, NYSE:RIO), the world’s No.2 mining company, showed investors Wednesday how well it has ridden the wave of higher commodity prices by announcing a record dividend on the back of a big surge in annual profit and its cost cutting drive. Click here to view full story;
Feb
09
Global gold mine production finished 2017 fractionally higher than the previous year, according to the World Gold Council. Click here to view full story;
Feb
09
Outdoor living spaces rank first among special function rooms desired by consumers, according to the American Institute for Architects, and so homeowners are expected to be going all-in for the outdoors in 2018. Click here to view full story;
Feb
09
1909- the world’s first forestry school is incorporated in Kent, Ohio.
Feb
09
A raft of civils contracts worth £55m have been awarded to protect the quality of drinking water from HS2 construction work. Click here to view full story;
Feb
08
Solar power in New York increased more than 1,000% from December 2011 to December 2017, leveraging more than $2.8 billion in private investment into New York’s growing clean energy economy. Click her etc view full story;
Feb
08
The Automotive MMI got off to a hot start in 2018, picking up three points en route to a February reading of 100. Click here to view full story;
Feb
08
Gold projects are no longer the favourite destination of private capital raised for investment in the mining sector as optimism about electric vehicle demand steer funds into battery metals. Click here to view full story;
Feb
08
1922- an all-metal Boeing 247 flies for the first time.
Feb
08
Swedish equipment and tool manufacturer Sandvik Mining (STO:SAND) is investing 200 million Swedish crowns (about $25 million) in a new titanium and nickel metal powder plant to strengthen its position in the metal 3D printing market. Click here to view full story;
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