Freeport Indonesia shuts main supply route to mine after shooting
The Indonesian unit of Freeport-McMoRan Inc has temporarily shut the main supply route to its Papua mine after a shooting incident.
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Washington State company trying to revive shuttered coal mine
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Second large diamond in a year unearthed in Sierra Leone
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India’s only copper miner plans to nearly triple production at largest mine
Hindustan Copper is making moves to expand its production and operations in India where the company has a monopoly on copper mining.
Osisko’s hybrid model could be the future of gold streaming
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Mysterious gold trades of 4 million ounces spur price plunge
Friday on the Comex in New York, almost 40,000 contracts traded in a span of 10 minutes. That triggered a sell-off, sending prices down as much as 1 percent.
Finnish nickel producer, Trafigura tap electric vehicle boom
Trafigura Group provides $200m in funding to Finland's Terrafame nickel mine, which plans to start producing material for electric vehicle batteries by 2020.
Why prospect generators: an interview with Brent Cook
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This Aussie miner is about to break into South Korea lithium sector
Pilbara Minerals has announced a potential joint venture with two South Korean companies to develop a lithium processing facility in the Asian country.