Tanzania puts former mining minister behind bars over gold deal
He was found guilty of issuing illegal tax exemptions to a gold audit firm, which cost the government millions of dollars in lost revenues.
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South Africa’s main union rejects gold firms wage offer
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Investment to plummet 21% in B.C.’s mining, oil sectors in 2015: StatsCan
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New mining code in Burkina Faso should not affect current operations — Iamgold
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How Canada’s emissions cuts could spur Keystone XL pipeline approval
Ottawa hopes new emissions rules will get the long-delayed Keystone XL pipeline one step closer to US State Department approval.
Mongolia to sell stake in its giant Tavan Tolgoi coal mine
The move is part of a plan to sell the government's holdings in 10 state-owned companies over this year and next to boost foreign investment and revive growth.
Australian coal miners attack China’s new testing system
They claim Beijing is using it to block imports and so favour its own struggling coal industry.