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Heigh-ho, Heigh-ho, It's Off to the Asteroid Mines We Go?

2013-08-14 01:45:28| TechNewsWorld

Researchers in the UK recently identified 12 small asteroids close enough to Earth to be used in mining operations that could begin as early as 2021. The research was part of a larger effort by both private and public institutions to learn more about the potential for tapping into asteroids that could contain large deposits of valuable resources including platinum, iron-nickel ore or gold.

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EOG Resources' Shale Oil Secrets: Rail Lines And Sand Mines

2013-07-25 05:22:10| Oil & Gas - Topix.net

'Usually when you step outside your normal activity level you bungle it,' says EOG Chairman Mark Papa.

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Chinas coal-fired economy dying of thirst as mines lack water

2013-07-24 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Bloomberg: At first glance, Daliuta in northern China appears to have a river running through it. A closer look reveals the stretch of water in the center is a pond, dammed at both ends. Beyond the barriers, the Wulanmuluns bed is dry. Daliuta in Shaanxi province sits on top of the worlds biggest underground coal mine, which requires millions of liters of water a day for extracting, washing and processing the fuel. The town is the epicenter of a looming collision between Chinas increasingly scarce supplies...

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