Mexico government takes step toward classifying Vulcan mine location as protected area
Declaring Vulcan's Calica mine is in a “protected natural area,” signals a potential expropriation of its land.
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Vedanta pays $246 million to regain Zambia copper mines
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Zambia asks mines to curtail normal power use by 40% amid crunch
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Lion One Metals stock plunges despite financing
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Vale resumes operations at Salobo 3 after fire
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Zimbabwe may sell 40% stake in a key gold mine to raise capital
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