De Beers Namibian diamond venture seeks tax breaks to extend operations
Diamond mining is the largest taxpayer in Namibia and generates 20% of the southern African country's export earnings.
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Austrian nationalists stashed gold away in Alpine vault
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Freeport sets lower 2020 treatment charges with Chinese copper smelters
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KGHM says Chile protests, potential tax changes could impact business
KGHM owns a 55% stake in Chile's Sierra Gorda copper-molybdenum mine in the Atacama Desert.
Haunted by ghost workers, Tunisian phosphate miner seeks revival
Before the 2011 Arab Spring uprising, Tunisia was one of the world’s largest producers of the fertilizer component, creating as much as 8.2 million tons per year.