Teck’s Quebrada Blanca copper mine fined for environmental violations
Chile's SMA environmental regulator said it had fined Quebrada Blanca $1.2 million for the violations.
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No pot of gold for locals as China mines Sierra Leone
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TNM launches The Northern Miner Future of Mining Scholarship
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Indians pawning the family gold amid credit crunch
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Wesfarmers drops plan to buy Lynas
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Tianqi Lithium’s H1 net profit slumps, clinches LG Chem supply deal
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China’s Qianhai Mercantile Exchange launches copper rod trading
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Mali’s new mining code ends tax exemptions, shortens regulatory stability period
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