Cameco lays off 700 staff
The news bumped Cameco's stock (CCO.TO) five per cent on Thursday send it to $14.97 a share.
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End may be in sight for strike at British Columbia’s Mount Polley mine
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Peruvian mining society says approval of Quellaveco project marks a new era for the country
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Newmont trades up on earnings beat
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Barrick Gold reports Q2 loss of US$94 million
Barrick said earnings and cash flow impacted by planned maintenance activities at Barrick Nevada and Pueblo Viejo.
Steelworkers at Mount Polley to vote on tentative deal
Some 200 members of the United Steelworkers (USW) at Mount Polley mine near Williams Lake, B.C., are set to vote on a tentative agreement following an eight-week strike in response to a company lockout and attempts to extract concessions.
