Zambia’s new leader to keep polemic mining tax
Newly elected President Edgar Lungu wants to keep mining royalties at 20%, as opposed to the 6% companies were paying a month ago.
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Undisclosed number of diamonds stolen from South African mine
Sixteen men, who failed to access a safe, broke into a room used for sorting diamonds near Prieska Monday morning.
Cliffs Natural removes quarterly dividend to repay debt
It also said it has reduced its net debt balance by more than $400 million.
Kosovo miners return from underground, ending 3-day strike
Hundreds of miners in Kosovo are back on shift following a three-day work stoppage to protest against the Kosovo government, which backtracked on an earlier decision to take control of the Trepca mining complex.
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Bre-X scandal: A history timeline
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Mining stocks fall as copper, iron ore price reach new lows
Heavy selling across the board as commodities reach fresh multi-year lows, forecasts are slashed and weakness returns to precious metals.
Percentage of mining workers under a salary freeze is double the Canadian average
But only one percent of miners expect a wage freeze in 2015.