Could asteroid mining make the first trillionaire? It sounds like a sci-fi dream: extracting gold, platinum, and rare metals from space rocks and bringing them back to Earth for unlimited wealth.

Scientists analyzed the Moon's crater patterns and calculated the frequency and scale of metallic asteroid collisions. These asteroids, comprised of elements such as platinum, rhodium, iridium ...

At a rough estimate, he thinks there could be $1 trillion worth of platinum and other metals available for mining in lunar craters. Sign up to our Launchpad newsletter ...

The asteroid will make its closest approach to Earth at 7.59 p.m. ET (2359 GMT) on June 5, at which time it will pass 2,170,309 miles (3,492,787 kilometers) from our planet, over nine times the ...

Fetch your space pickaxe, we're going Moon mining. The idea is pretty simple. If you have ever looked at the Moon, you will see it is pretty much covered in craters.To give you an idea of how many ...

Investing.com -- Shares of silver mining companies experienced significant gains today following a surge in spot silver prices, which soared to their highest level in 13 years. Endeavour Silver ...

Walkley Award-winner Ross Dunkley has been using an anonymous double act online to beat the drum for his employer, Auric Mining, on day-trading forum HotCopper.

A Malian court has, for the third time, postponed a hearing on whether to place Barrick’s (TSE: ABX, NYSE: B) Loulo-Gounkoto gold complex under provisional administration, Reuters has reported.

Rio Tinto has become Australia's largest producer of pongamia trees — to be used to make biofuel — as it aims to reduce its reliance on fossil fuels.

Anglo American (LON: ANGLO) is planning an almost $26 million upgrade at its Quellaveco copper mine in Peru, aiming to boost output and improve sustainability as global demand for energy ...