BHP, Vale to reopen Samarco mine later this year
They have already taken the first steps towards resuming activity, applying for permission to use old mining pits to store tailings.
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A new breed of Australian gold miners has engineered an renaissance that is winning the world's attention.
Death toll at Glencore’s Katanga mine in Congo climbs to 3
The casualties were carrying out maintenance at the bottom of the 250-metre pit.
BHP’s $14 billion Jansen potash becomes latest victim of commodities rout
BHP has cut $130 million from this year's planned $330 million capital expenditure to develop and study the feasibility of the project.
Congo government urged to pass new mining code
Group of 42 Congolese non-governmental organizations (NGOs) say difficult market conditions do not justify further delays.
Sustained oil prices rout could hurt Canadian economy — report
The country's western provinces, especially Alberta, would be most affected if low oil prices were to persist over the next seven years.
First Quantum sells nickel-copper-platinum mine in Finland for $712 million
Swedish mining and smelting company Boliden AB will pay cash for Kevitsa mine.
TransCanada halted after report of talks to buy Columbia Pipeline Group in deal worth more than $10 billion
Company only confirmed it was in talks with a “third party” about a “potential transaction.”
And then there was none: Canada sells its gold
Canada, bucking an international trend that has seen central banks become net buyers of gold since 2010, has sold off all its official gold holdings.