Chinese President Xi Jinping has sent a letter of congratulations to the Global Space Exploration Conference, which opened Tuesday in Beijing.
The world's largest mining company, BHP Billiton, has announced their plans to spend 900 million U.S. dollars in the next financial year on exploration for copper and oil.
An Australian mining exploration company has gone to Hollywood in an effort to help weather the commodities downturn suffering from a supply glut.
The Standing Committee of China's National People's Congress (NPC) convened its bimonthly session Wednesday, deliberating legislation on deep sea exploration and the agenda for the fourth annual session of the 12th NPC.
Canadian-owned miner Lynx Platinum Ltd. has been awarded five exploration permits to look for platinum in New Zealand's South Island, Energy and Resources Minister Simon Bridges announced Thursday.