Tailings pond collapse kills dozens of freshwater fish in Costa Rica
Torrential rains are suspected to be the cause of the collapse of a tailings pond in the western Abangares canton.
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End of coal ban would stabilize China relations, Australia says
Chinese bureaucrats are proposing that senior leaders should authorize the resumption of coal purchases as tensions between Beijing and Canberra begin to ease.
Wall Street set for new ETF gold rush as single-stock era begins
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Gold price set for longest run of weekly losses since 2018
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CanAlaska discovers new uranium zone at West McArthur project in Saskatchewan, stock surges
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Column: President Biden’s climate ambitions are all but dead
A proposal championed by the White House to spend around $555 billion on climate and clean-energy measures have stalled.
Gold Fields unlikely to further sweeten Yamana deal — CEO
Chief executive Chris Griffith says Yamana Gold’s shareholders are warming up to $6.7 billion takeover offer.
Wesdome shares fall after missing analysts’ Q2 forecasts
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Column: China’s sluggish commodity imports set to improve, but risks abound
Overall, China is at a very different point in its economic cycle to much of the rest of the world, writes Clyde Russell.