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Newfield acquires Stellar Diamonds for $23.6 million

Under the deal, Newfield will lend Stellar $3 million to help it over its immediate short-term cash needs, while undertaking a right issue to raise A$30 million (roughly $23.6m) to re-finance the blended company.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 12, 2018 | 8:48 am

US miners ask Supreme Court to end uranium mining ban near Grand Canyon

The National Mining Association (NMA) and the American Exploration and Mining Association (AEMA) have filed petitions asking the court to reverse the 2012 ban.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 12, 2018 | 7:12 am

Taxes aren’t the real problem with mining in Congo: Gadfly

There's a strange thing about the fear going through the global mining industry after theCongo signed an order to lift royalties last week: Compared with most other countries, these levies are still relatively low.

Bloomberg Opinion | March 12, 2018 | 4:37 am

Germany’s Merkel still hopes for talks on U.S. tariffs

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Europe must be ready to respond to the unilateral imposition of trade tariffs by the United States but she first hoped for talks on the issue.

Reuters | March 12, 2018 | 2:28 am

PDAC attendance best since 2013

Up six percent from a year ago.

Michael Allan McCrae | March 11, 2018 | 3:21 pm

Tariffs should be part of U.S. trade policy, Trump foe Warren says

Elizabeth Warren stopped short of endorsing Trump's decision to launch steep tariffs on steel and aluminum.

Reuters | March 11, 2018 | 10:12 am

Countries evaluate actions to offset the effects of Trump’s tariffs

Reactions continue to pour in following U.S. President Donald Trump’s imposition of 25 per cent tariffs on steel imports and 10 per cent for aluminium for almost every country but Mexico and Canada.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | March 11, 2018 | 10:00 am