Canada’s Quebec okays $1.2 billion phosphate mine
The open-pit mine – the largest in Canada near an inhabited area – is expected to create 475 construction jobs and 375 permanent positions.
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Yamana Gold decides not to divest Brazilian operations after all
The miner said current market conditions are not supportive of a private placement on terms the company would find acceptable.
Kyrgyzstan freezes talks with Centerra Gold over Kumtor
The country's government said the current agreement "ran counter to the country's national interests."
Death toll from Brazilian dam burst climbs — BHP
The miner raised the death toll from the catastrophic dam burst at a mine in Brazil last month to 17 from 13 and said there are two people still missing.
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What to expect for 2016: Top predictions for the mining industry
Will commodities continue to “bump along the bottom” or is a recovery coming by mid-year? The jury is out.
Australia ok’s vast coal port expansion near Great Barrier Reef
The expansion work will require dredging 1.1 million cubic meters of seabed near the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park.
The world’s 10 wettest mines
One of these mines gets more than fives times the rain of Canada's rainiest city.
Faber upends Fed–gold price narrative
Legendary investor Marc Faber: Buy gold while it's cheap because by mid-2016 the Fed will backtrack on rates and launch another round of quantitate easing.