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Vale’s New Caledonia nickel plant under siege, up to $30m in damage

Angry rioters attacked the nickel facility, which has been closed since early May after an estimated 100,000 litres of acid-tainted effluent polluted a nearby creek.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 27, 2014 | 3:54 pm

Barrick Gold Class Action – Robertson Stromberg LLP Files Statement of Claim Against Barrick Gold and Other Defendants

The detailed claim alleges there were misrepresentations in Barrick's public disclosure relating to Barrick's development of the Pascua-Lama mine located on the border between Chile and Argentina.

CNW Group | May 27, 2014 | 3:02 pm

US imposes extra conditions for potential approval of Keystone XL pipeline

Decision was based on the discovery of potentially dangerous construction defects, such as bad welds.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 27, 2014 | 10:00 am

Utah oil sands project nearing construction

Mining process eliminates need for tailings ponds, uses extract from orange peel for oil and sand separation and recycles 95% of the water used:

Frik Els | May 26, 2014 | 11:33 pm

Game-changing $20 billion African iron ore deal signed

Cost of building Infrastructure to support 100mt of ore related to Rio Tinto's giant Simandou iron ore mine in Guinea alone estimated at over $13 billion.

Frik Els | May 26, 2014 | 10:17 pm

Switzerland last year exported $132 billion of gold

The European nation is the conduit for gold moving from West to East and business soared 77% year on year.

Frik Els | May 26, 2014 | 8:26 pm

Areva reaches uranium mining deal with Niger, delays project

The Imouraren project’s production start date has been pushed back several times. It was last due in 2015.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 26, 2014 | 7:36 pm

Austria sending auditors to check gold held by Bank of England

Austria, unnerved by Germany's experience with the US Fed and mindful of Brown's Bottom, is sending auditors to London to verify existence of its bullion reserves.

Frik Els | May 26, 2014 | 5:16 pm

KCC Engineering and Construction awards Tenova Pyromet a significant furnace contract for mineral wool facility

Tenova Mining & Minerals announced today that its furnace specialist Tenova Pyromet has been awarded a significant contract by KCC Engineering & Construction (KCC), Republic of Korea, to build a mineral wool facility.

Tenova Mining & Minerals | May 26, 2014 | 5:04 pm

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