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Trump campaign official lobbies for Ohio coal, nuclear subsidies
Bob Paduchik, who also led the Ohio Trump campaign in 2016, called lawmakers urging them to support the legislation and stressing that the president was behind it as well.
SolGold’s shares crater on possible mining referendum in Ecuador
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S.Africa’s Amplats settles strike at Mototolo mine
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Papua New Guinea’s new leader “taking back” economy, puts resources firms on notice
James Marape, a former finance minister who became leader after winning a vote in parliament, put some of the world's biggest resources companies on notice over a perceived lack of wealth flowing from their projects back to communities.
Zambia says Konkola mines case a “warning” to foreign investors
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