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Myanmar villagers in tense standoff over China-backed copper mine

Three people were injured after police used rubber bullets to quell protests in the same village where a woman was shot and killed yesterday, in the latest bout of violence to mar the project in recent years.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 23, 2014 | 3:46 pm

BHP, Rio, Anglo fear effects of Chile’s new labour bill

The new law could seek to limit mining companies' ability to replace workers during strikes.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 23, 2014 | 11:55 am

GDXJ re-balancing pummels these 5 gold developers

Needless to say, the ETF which mirrors the junior resource markets, hasn’t performed well.

Travis McPherson - CEO.ca | December 23, 2014 | 10:47 am

Australia cuts iron price forecast 33% on ‘structural change’

The severity of the slide in iron ore prices appears to have caught even the top exporting country's Department of Industry by surprise.

Frik Els | December 22, 2014 | 11:54 pm

Dollar, oil wallop gold price

Gold price weakens sharply into holiday season as gold-oil ratio hits highest since February 2009.

Frik Els | December 22, 2014 | 9:21 pm

Murenbeeld: Gold price to climb in 2015

Closely followed market commentator Martin Murenbeeld – chief economist at Dundee Capital Markets – feels gold market is "finally turning".

Frik Els | December 22, 2014 | 8:26 pm

Federal court hands win to First Nations over Canadian gov’t re contentious omnibus bills

Ottawa should have consulted First Nations before introducing two omnibus bills that sparked the "Idle No More" protests, in 2012.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 22, 2014 | 6:58 pm

Metso to divest its Tampere foundry to TEVO

Metso has concluded the study related to Tampere foundry announced in 2013. As a result Metso will divest the Tampere foundry to a Finnish company TEVO. The new owner will continue the foundry operations under the TEVO-Lokomo name at the foundry's current premises in Tampere.

Metso | December 22, 2014 | 6:16 pm

Oil sands technology questioned after series of leaks polluting aquifers

Method under scrutiny is the so-called cyclic steam stimulation, which is the same it was being used at CNRL's Primrose site during a major spill last year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 22, 2014 | 5:25 pm

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