Hecla Mining’s water permit for Montana mine revoked
Licence would have allowed Hecla to pump groundwater to supply the proposed copper and silver mine beneath a Montana wilderness area.
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Mining flotation chemicals market to reach $10B by 2020
Mining flotation chemicals are used during the ore beneficiation process.
Rapaport proposes diamond industry optimization plan to government of Sierra Leone
Rapaport says the model should guarantee that government diamond revenue provides vital infrastructure to the communities where the diamonds are found.
Anti-mining activists in South Africa face harassment, death — report
Opponents to mining projects in South Africa are often harassed, threatened and sometimes even killed, according to a report by a group of human rights advocates including Human Rights Watch.
Waterton takes Hudbay Minerals to court
The Canadian miner's second-largest investor, Waterton Global Resource Management, has filed a lawsuit against the base metals producer in a bid to constrain its ability to solicit proxies.
Chinese refineries can’t get enough copper concentrate
At the current rate China is forecast to import a record 22.4 million tonnes of copper ore and concentrate this year.
Taseko stock gets boost on first copper production in Arizona
Taseko’s Florence production test facility is fully operational and producing copper.
US agency submits uranium import probe to White House
The probe was prompted by a petition filed by two uranium mining companies, complaining that subsidized foreign competitors have caused them to cut capacity and lay off workers.
Uranium industry weighs rules that have bomb watchers twitching
United Nations officials and atomic regulators are poised to loosen rules on the industry, unlocking finance to take more radioactive material out of the ground without corresponding new checks.
