Canadian railway strike snags steel, copper trade with US
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Fortune Minerals, Tlicho sign deal for NICO access road
The company can now secure a water licence and land use permit needed to build the road.
Kutcho Copper recovers 94.5% Cu, 89.3% Zn in met test
Earlier metallurgical tests done for the prefeasibility study recovered 84.7% of the copper and 75.7% of the zinc.
Talisker buys Bralorne project from Avino, announces financing
Talisker will issue Avino a cash payment of C$8.7 million as well as 9.9% of the pro-forma Talisker common shares outstanding.
Vale returns looking for low-cost debt after Brumadinho tragedy
Vale is on course to end 2019 with roughly $18 billion in adjusted Ebitda.
Canadian mining companies’ watchdog to press for expanded powers
The body, which looks at the mining, energy and garment sectors, was meant to have the ability to recommend sanctions against violators, including withdrawing government export funding.
Copper supply deal signals tightest market since the supercycle
Under a new supply deal signed with Freeport-McMoRan, major Chinese smelters have accepted the lowest processing fees to turn mined ore into finished metal seen since 2011.
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.
Monarch Gold takes first step in Wasamac mine permitting process
Wasamac is forecast to produce an average of 142,000 oz/year over an 11-year mine life.
