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US court cancels most of class action against Samarco over deadly dam burst

Vale said the US District Court for the Southern District of New York annulled the majority of a class action lawsuit against the company and executives over the 2015 deadly accident.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 27, 2017 | 6:57 am

Production at Syncrude’s Mildred Lake oil sands to fully resume in April

Suncor Energy, the largest partner in Syncrude, said it expects to meet its 2017 production targets despite a fire that shut down the Mildred Lake upgrader almost two weeks ago.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 27, 2017 | 4:03 am

K+S Potash to begin production at its Legacy mine in Saskatchewan in Q2

Before the end of 2017, K+S Potash Canada and Amec Foster Wheeler hope to start production at their Legacy project in Saskatchewan.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | March 27, 2017 | 3:30 am

Rates up, gold up. The spring run has sprung

The rate hike happened and gold sprang into action, just as I expected. The move was stronger and came out of near record volumes, which shows just how many speculators were waiting for this opportunity. There is very good interest in gold these days, folks.

Gwen Preston - Resource Maven | March 26, 2017 | 3:30 pm

New mine in Iran to add 800,000 tonnes of zinc concentrate every year

Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organisation (IMIDRO) signed a $1-billion deal with private investors over the weekend to build the mine.

Andrew Topf | March 26, 2017 | 2:29 pm