Coal lobby fights black-lung tax as disease rates surge
The Black Lung Disability Trust Fund is at risk of insolvency due to soaring debt and a slashing of coal-company contributions through a scheduled tax cut.
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This company may be North America’s next copper producer
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Gold may hit $1,400 in ’19 on `powerful fuel’ of weak dollar
Gold may have posted two straight months of declines, but is set to shrug off the blues and rise in 2019 as the dollar weakens.
Directors at Russia’s En+ working with Rothschild to get firm off US blacklist -source
U.S. banks worked on the En+ initial public offering in November, but some have taken a step back since the sanctions.
Canada mulls aid for steel, aluminum industry after US tariffs
Canada's cabinet on Monday discussed how to protect the domestic steel and aluminum industry from U.S. tariffs.
China’s Chinalco starts $1.3bn expansion of Peru copper mine
The investment will increase the mine's copper output by 45 percent by 2020, with the value of production exceeding $2 billion annually.
Trump’s coal, nuke push pegged to security threats to gas pipes
Gas-fired power generators are more vulnerable to cyber attacks than coal plants and nukes because gas must be delivered from remote fields via pipelines.
Judge orders Chinese company to stop mining activities in Ecuadorian town
A judge from the Ecuadorian province of Cuenca ruled that Ecuagoldmining South America S.A violated article 57 of the country’s Constitution.
World’s No. 4 iron ore miner wants to diversify its portfolio
The CEO of Fortescue Metals Group said that the company is working towards finding other commodities to mine.
