Striking miners at BHP’s Escondida block roads, clash with police
Incidents come despite a local judge ruled late Tuesday that a deferred payment from 2016 should go out to workers within 48 hours.
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Yancoal fresh loss casts doubts on planned acquisition of Rio’s mines
Industry observers believe Yancoal will face several challenges when trying to complete a $2bn equity issue to finance the acquisition of Rio’s coal mines in the Hunter Valley.
Newmont open to new partner to expand Yanacocha gold mine in Peru
A potential expansion would allow South America's largest gold mine generate about 200,000 ounces of the precious metal per year between 2020 and 2025
BC Iron tries its luck in the potash industry
Joint venture with Kalium Lakes has added the Carnegie potash project in Western Australia to the company’s increasingly diverse project portfolio.
Scientists discover why world’s richest ore deposits were formed
Scientists have discovered why some of the richest ore deposits on the planet, such as copper, zinc, silver and uranium, were formed in the middle period of Earth’s history.
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China’s coal consumption keeps plummeting, down for 3rd year in a row
Coal accounted for 62% of the nation’s energy mix last year, down from 64% in 2015.
Explorers frustrated with waiting times for permits in B.C., the Territories
On the level of transparency in the approvals process, jurisdictions in the US, Australia and Scandinavia performed better than Canada, a fresh report by the Fraser Institute, shows.