Swiss donate tax money from Glencore Xstrata to countries where firm accused of wrongdoing
Several villages are considering to follow Hedingen's example and give their tax money to charities.
Cecilia Jamasmie , Editor-in-Chief
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Friedland’s latest move: $24m in share placing to fund projects in Congo
The proceeds of the offering will push forward the Kamoa copper discovery and the Kipushi zinc-copper-lead-germanium-precious metals project
Verde Potash flagship project in Brazil gets a shot in the arm
Government is likely to help financing the first phase of the Cerrado Verde potash project in the western state of Minas Gerais.
Barrick Gold shows its regional managers the door
In an effort to both oversee operations at the head office and improve performance.
Forget pipelines, Canadian Rail may be the one shipping oil from Alberta to B.C.
CN Rail, Nexen and the federal government have been working on a plan to ship Alberta's oil sand output by train through British Columbia, documents obtained by Greenpeace reveal.
This is how the Congo supplies ‘conflict minerals’ to the IT world
Unlike legitimate countries that export tantalum, the Congo is a nation dominated by warlords who force children and locals to work under horrifying conditions.
Anglo American charged for breaching environmental laws in Chile
It risks fines that range from US$970,000 to $4.9 million, or even the revocation of its environmental permit.
First Quantum to speed up construction of world’s largest undeveloped copper deposit in Panama
The Vancouver-based firm will announce a revised investment figure and timeline for its $6.2 billion copper-gold porphyry Cobre Panama mine before the end of 2013.
Gold iPhones almost sold-out
Only a few hours after Apple began selling them.
India’s gold imports to restart next week
Following a two-month holdup because of confusion over an amendment in the import procedure rule.
Savannah nears full ownership of Barroso lithium lease
The Aldeia lease transfer would expand Barroso’s resource base as Savannah targets EU lithium supply and advances permitting.
