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Deal offers hope for miners thrown out of work in W. Kentucky

Nearly 700 coal miners in Western Kentucky are feeling hopeful this week, despite Patriot Coal deciding to permanently shut down the Highland and Dodge Hill mines on Dec. 31.

Andrew Topf | January 4, 2015 | 11:45 pm

Oceanagold to phase out New Zealand mines

Oceanagold (TSX, ASX:OGC), an Australia-based gold producer, will start winding down its New Zealand mines to focus on lower-cost production in the Philippines, where it runs the Didipio copper-gold mine north of Manila.

Andrew Topf | January 4, 2015 | 10:52 pm

Close to $60bn in Canadian oil and gas projects in jeopardy: report

Falling crude prices and decreased investment in the sector are to blame.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 2, 2015 | 4:26 pm

Cliffs closes Bloom Lake iron ore, sells coal assets

Active production at the Canadian Bloom Lake iron ore mine has completely ceased, and the sale of the firm's its struggling coal division has been completed.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 2, 2015 | 2:05 pm

Here is why miners should think ‘accountability’ when talking ‘responsibility’ (Part II)

The concept of a government-backed initiative to manage CSR abroad is being looked at by various nations, including Canada and the U.K.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 2, 2015 | 11:43 am

Chile’s Supreme Court won’t hear Barrick appeal on Pascua Lama fine

The court refused to consider the appeal on procedural grounds. Chile's environmental regulator will now have to re-evaluate the administrative fines for over $16 million it imposed on the project.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 2, 2015 | 10:49 am

Why you need to own gold in 2015 and beyond

The problem is dishonest money. Federal Reserve officials are free to print as many dollars as they wish, completely unaccountable for the purchasing power stolen from your savings. Honest money in the form of physical gold is the solution.

MoneyMetals.com | January 2, 2015 | 12:05 am

The Klondike Gold Rush debuts Jan. 6 on PBS

“People set off with very little clue about where they were going, they were swept up in this mass hysteria.”

The Star | January 1, 2015 | 10:03 pm

Ban on iron ore mining led to one million lost jobs in Karnataka, Goa

Ban on iron ore mining and exports in top producing states of Karnataka and Goa led to job loss of one million people, directly and indirectly, according to a ASSOCHAM-Yes Bank joint study.

Business Standard | January 1, 2015 | 9:59 pm

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