Gold Fields unlikely to bag concessions
Gold Fields Ltd. may have to settle for a shorter than planned mine life for a gold project in the Philippines due to permit restrictions, a government official said.
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Indonesia’s new policies force India to cut back on coal power projects
A change in Indonesia’s mineral export rules has pushed up the cost of coal for Indian buyers, who source 70 per cent of their coal imports from the southeast Asian nation, making about 9,000 MW of imported coal-based projects in the country economically unviable.
Home-made rockets and balaclavas: 8,000 striking Spanish coal miners attack police as country’s debt crisis continues
Spanish coal miners armed with homemade rockets and slingshots have clashed with police over the country's austerity measures.
Ekati is just not cutting it. Harry Winston sitting pretty as De Beers also drops bid
De Beers considered a bid for BHP Billiton's 80% stake in Canadian diamond mine Ekati, but has now become the latest interested party not to submit an offer, perhaps leaving the door open for jewellery retailer Harry Winston to pick up the massive producer for a bargain price.
Mozambique, Ncondezi Coal sign framework agreement for 4.7 billion ton coal project
Exploration and development company Ncondezi Coal has signed a framework agreement with Mozambique’s Ministry of Mineral Resources for its 4.7-billion-ton Joint Ore Reserves Committee-compliant Ncondezi coal project, in the Tete province.
Investing opportunities in overlooked Argentina
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DeepGreen’s Clipperton project would make Nautilus’ Solwara 1 project look like ‘child’s play’
Peter Koven at the National Post looks at the Vancouver-based DeepGreen Resources, a private company that just signed 50% off-take agreement with mining giant Glencore International.
Mining minister sides with Australian gold company in Moose River land dispute
Nova Scotia's Natural Resources Minister, Charlie Parker, is supporting DDV Gold Ltd., an Australian gold company, over a family run Christmas tree farm that doesn't want its land expropriated and turned into an open pit mine.
Violence erupts at Glencore’s Bolivian mine
It is believed that the violence resulted from Glencore workers trying to forcefully take back control from a rival Bolivian state-based company.