Canada’s Kirkland Lake halts gold mine in Australia, leaves up to 150 jobless
Company said the decision to place its the Stawell gold mine into care and maintenance was based on dwindling production at the operation.
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Namibia’s new uranium mine to boost growth, make it world’s third producer
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