Workers at Teck’s Highland Valley mine threaten to strike
Highland Valley Copper is the largest open-pit copper mine in Canada, and has been operational since 1962.
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Botswana Diamonds shares shoot up on Thorny River potential
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Argentina grants environmental clearance for Neo Lithium’s 3Q project
The permit satisfies one of the final conditions China’s Zijin Mining needed to acquire the junior exploration company.
Brazilian deluge halts giant iron ore mines, triggers dam concerns
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Bullish investors add $90bn to top 50 biggest mining companies
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Deepwater oil targeted by Argentine activists who quashed mining
Perhaps the most famous green cause in Argentina actually ended in defeat.
