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Canada to target smuggling of steel intended to dodge US tariffs

Under new measures unveiled by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's office on Tuesday, the Canada Border Services Agency will gain new powers to stop companies that try to dodge duties.

Reuters | March 27, 2018 | 2:30 am

Labour groups file OECD complaint against BHP and Vale over dam-burst disaster

The accident killed 19 people, left hundreds homeless and unemployed and caused sludge to wash downstream into the neighbouring state of Espírito Santo.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | March 26, 2018 | 6:30 pm

Fortescue cuts iron ore price outlook as Chinese production slowdown, trade tensions weigh

The company amended its guidance to around 65 per cent of the average benchmark Platts 62 CFR index.

Reuters | March 26, 2018 | 6:24 pm

Canadian miner allowed to operate in Sweden

Gungnir's drill campaign would begin in the second quarter of 2018 with 20 diamond drill holes testing six target areas over a strike length of more than 8 km.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | March 26, 2018 | 6:16 pm

Australia’s Newcrest to recommence mining at flagship Cadia mine

Mining operations will restart at Cadia East, in accordance with predefined test and response program, the company said in a statement.

Reuters | March 26, 2018 | 4:36 pm

Diamonds and sapphires allow masers to operate continuously

The microwave version of lasers could now be used more widely in a range of applications.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | March 26, 2018 | 4:28 pm

Kinross Gold settles charges over anti-corruption rules: SEC

Kinross Gold to pay $950,000 to settle civil charges that it failed to ensure its payments in Africa were not being used to bribe government officials.

Reuters | March 26, 2018 | 1:14 pm

Poland’s biggest miner PGG expects small rise in 2018 coal output

Poland's biggest mining firm, state-run PGG, expects its coal output to rise slightly this year from around 30 million tonnes in 2017.

Reuters | March 26, 2018 | 12:01 pm

One of world’s dirtiest oil sources wants to go green

Alberta is boosting its use of renewable energy, closing power plants that burn coal and in January increased its tax on carbon emissions by 50 percent.

Bloomberg News | March 26, 2018 | 11:43 am

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