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Barrick upbeat on Pueblo Viejo despite protests

The miner expects protests against its $3.8-billion joint venture Pueblo Viejo to gradually decline as more people become aware of the economic benefits the gold mine will provide.

Mining Weekly | November 24, 2012 | 5:53 pm

Coal miner bringing Chinese workers to Canada appeals latest verdict

HD Mining International, the firm bringing Chinese workers for its northern B.C. coal mine, has appealed to a Federal Court ruling allowing local unions the right to request a judicial review of the temporary foreign worker permit granted to the coal company earlier this year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 24, 2012 | 5:40 pm

Break out of violence at Harmony Gold mine leaves two dead

South African Harmony Gold (NYSE:HMY) said police is investigating a violent incident that left two of its workers another and injured at one of its mines as unrest continues in the industry.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 24, 2012 | 5:04 pm

VIDEO: Energy storage will be a trillion dollar industry: American Vanadium

China plans to build storage for 5% of its energy by 2021

Michael Allan McCrae | November 24, 2012 | 4:52 pm

Nunavut to make Canada a diamond powerhouse

Mining has become the main contributor to Canada’s Nunavut Gross domestic product (GDP), eclipsing even the government. From all the territory's riches, experts believe that diamonds will play the biggest role in Canada’s future.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 24, 2012 | 2:31 pm

The red queen syndrome

All through human evolution we have been harnessing increasingly effective forms of energy. From human power to horse power, to wood, coal, natural gas and uranium what we’ve been doing is searching for the highest energy density to make energy production more efficient.

Richard Mills - Ahead of the Herd | November 24, 2012 | 1:34 pm