Chile to cushion the blow of glacier ban on giant copper mines
Chile’s government is looking at a gradual implementation for a proposed ban on mining near glaciers in order to limit the impact on some of the world’s biggest copper mines.
Timeline: The adventures of Robert Friedland
Entrepreneur, financier and company-maker Robert Friedland will be recognized with the Lifetime Achievement Award at The Northern Miner‘s Canadian Mining Symposium at the Canada House in London, U.K., on May 9, 2017. In honour of that achievement, we have put together an interactive timeline of his major achievements and milestones since he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from Reed College in Portland, Oregon, in 1974.
Also included is a selection of historic articles from The Northern Miner archives dating back to 1987.
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