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Alrosa fetches $23.9m in three auctions The world’s top diamond miner by output held three “special-size diamonds” auctions to celebrate its Jubilee Auction #100. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 26, 2021 | 6:09 am
Kaz Minerals bidders up takeover bid to $5.5 billion A consortium led by Kaz's chairman Oleg Novachuk has raised its offer for the miner by 9%. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 26, 2021 | 3:50 am
Adding copper salts to coal may increase combustion efficiency – study Russian researchers found that adding copper salts to coal reduces the content of unburnt carbon in ash residue by 3.1 times and CO content by 40%. Cecilia Jamasmie | February 16, 2021 | 6:15 am
Gold-decorated titanium dioxide nanoparticles can speed up water desalination The nanoparticles are able to absorb about 96% of the solar spectrum and turn it into heat. Cecilia Jamasmie | February 8, 2021 | 6:14 am
Experts warn of brewing space mining war among US, China and Russia China and Russia are joining forces to keep America's increasing attempts to dominate extra-terrestrial commerce at bay. Cecilia Jamasmie | February 2, 2021 | 7:05 am
Gates, Bezos-backed fund offers $1bn to clean energy start-ups To be eligible, projects must have potential to cut global emissions by at least 500 million tonnes a year. Cecilia Jamasmie | January 19, 2021 | 3:54 am