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Discussions with top investor Pallinghurst to finance Whabouchi project in Quebec continue.
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US coal giant is ‘unglued’ as $800m takeover sours
Contura Energy's stock plunged by the most ever and was trading at a record low Friday.
Nevada Copper on track to start production before end 2019
Wholly-owned Pumpkin Hollow would be the first new copper mine in decades to be built in the US.
Rio Tinto to pay $221m to fund Ranger uranium mine closure
Energy Resources of Australia has been looking to raise money to fund the closure and rehabilitation of the Ranger project.
Argentina’s lithium producers hopeful as Fernandez set to take power
The last Peronist president, Cristina Kirchner, imposed strict standards for several industries, including lithium.
Corruption, child labor risk in Congo’s cobalt industry, OECD warns
Child labor and human-rights abuses are common in small-scale mining sites in Congo.
South Africa’s platinum mining firms, top union end ‘titanic battle’ as they seal wage deal
The deal comes as a relief to the sector, where officials were fearful of a repeat of a five-month platinum strike in 2014-2015 which crippled production and hurt the economy.
Global public consultation launched on tailings dam standards
The initiative aims to prevent a repeat of Vale's tailings dam burst in January, which killed 300 people.
Australia launches office to boost rare earth projects
The country wants to become the top supplier of critical minerals.
