Venezuelan army said to have trespassed Guyanese border, attacked miners
Miner allegedly failed to pay the soldiers a periodical fee in exchange for them turning a blind eye to illegal mining on Venezuelan territory.
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Leica GeoMoS Now! web-based slope-monitoring application with real-time access for informed decision-making
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ABB successfully commissions largest gearless mill drive system in North America
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ArcelorMittal completes the sale of ATIC stake
The sale is consistent with ArcelorMittal’s stated strategy of selective divestment of non-core assets.
Rio Tinto ‘happy’ with iron ore exposure, bullish on China
Diversifying the business away from iron ore is not in Rio Tinto's cards.
Anglo American goes ahead and puts platinum mines, other assets up for sale
The firm is offloading some of its historic South African platinum mines as part of a $4bn sale of under-performing assets.
Astronomers discover diamond the size of Earth
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Chinese M&A: Watch out for Las Bambas effect
China's 'Order 9' makes it much easier for domestic companies to make acquisitions abroad.
Canada identifies top rare earth projects
Parliamentary report says half of globe's known rare earth reserves are in Canada and China's deposits could be worked out within three decades.