Cost of Fortescue’s Iron Bridge project shoots up once again
The world’s fourth-largest iron ore producer raised the cost estimate for its Iron Bridge magnetite project to between $3.3 and $3.5 billion.
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Seven new mines worth $3.3 billion in British Columbia pipeline
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Keno Hill silver reserves jump 22% for Alexco
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Goldman says Chile tax could risk 1 million tonnes of copper output
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