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Botswana cuts taxes, gives private sector scope

Botswana is setting out to lower the fiscal burden on resources investors in a charm offensive that separates it from the mining jurisdictions that are currently looking to increase mining taxes.

Mining Weekly | July 10, 2012 | 1:35 pm

Patriot Coal goes bankrupt

Patriot Coal confirmed Monday what everyone already knew: the company is headed to bankruptcy, causing shares to implode in regular trading and continue to fall after hours.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 10, 2012 | 1:25 pm

New giant truck lift by Stertil-Koni

Stertil-Koni introduced a massive truck lift thousands of feet below the surface of the earth where it is used to help service special, heavy duty vehicles involved in a major mining operation.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 10, 2012 | 12:55 pm

Teck weighs future of its $5.6 billion expansion project in Chile

Canadian miner Teck Resources has temporarily withdrawn the Social and Environmental Impact Assessment application for its $5.6 billion Quebrada Blanca II expansion project in northern Chile.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 10, 2012 | 12:37 pm

Anglo American optimistic on its $3 billion Peru copper project

Despite the recent deadly and divisive disputes over mining projects in Peru, London- based mining giant Anglo American says it hopes to begin construction of its $3 billion Quellaveco copper project in the country as soon as possible.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 10, 2012 | 12:00 pm

Canadian business owners stay rosy

Despite global economic uncertainty, senior managers remain positive and expect sales growth to increase over the next 12 months.

Michael Allan McCrae | July 10, 2012 | 6:01 am

Augustine Ventures identifies additional gold resource potential at the Wawa Gold project

A previous report inferred the mineral resource estimate of the Ontario-based project to be 32,169,000 tonnes at a grade of 1.14 g Au/t, and 1.18 million ounces of contained gold.

Marketwire - Mining and Metals | July 10, 2012 | 4:20 am

Miners’ number one risk: governments taking over mines

While miners still struggle to find staff and gain access to infrastructure, the number one worry keeping up miners is seeing their project or mine nationalized, according to an Ernst & Young study.

Michael Allan McCrae | July 9, 2012 | 11:20 pm