14 July 2015
Gecamines sells copper mining concessions in Congo to Chinese company
Congo’s state owned mining company Gecamines has sold its copper concession located in south-east Katanga province to a Chinese company.
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13 July 2015
Recursos Minerais secures environmental permit for diamond and gold mining in Brazil
Brazil Minerals subsidiary RST Recursos Minerais has secured a permit from local environmental regulatory agency to start mining for diamonds and gold in one of its mineral rights areas in...
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12 July 2015
Sirius Minerals to obtain financing to develop £1.7bn York Potash mine in UK
Sirius Minerals is working towards obtaining the financing necessary to develop its £1.7bn York Potash project following the positive decision by members of the North York Moors National Park Authority...
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12 July 2015
British Columbia gives conditional approval to reopen Mount Polley mine
The British Columbia (BC) Government in Canada has given its conditional approval for the reopening of the open-pit copper and gold Mount Polley mine after careful evaluation.
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12 July 2015
Borneo Resource in talks to acquire gold mining operation in Viscayas, Philippines
Borneo Resource Investments has started discussions over the acquisition of an existing gold mining operation in Viscayas, Philippines.
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12 July 2015
UK Coal halts coal mining at Thoresby Colliery
UK Coal has halted coal mining at Thoresby Colliery in Nottingham and plans to end production at Kellingley mine, North Yorkshire, in December.
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9 July 2015
Deals this week: Marlin Gold Mining, Western Copper and Gold, Denison Mines
Marlin Gold Mining has signed a letter of intent (LOI) with Canarc Resource whereby Canarc may acquire 100% of the shares in Oro Silver Resources, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Marlin.
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9 July 2015
Allied Nevada suspends operations at Hycroft mine in US
Allied Nevada Gold has suspended mining operations at Hycroft Mine located near Winnemucca in Nevada, US, to help increase cash-flow and reduce spending during the remaining period of the chapter...
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9 July 2015
Hume Coal to build new underground coal mine in Southern Highlands, Australia
Australian company Hume Coal has announced plans to build an underground coal mine in the Southern Highlands.
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9 July 2015
US researchers propose eco-friendly strategy to extract deepsea resources
Researchers from the Center for Ocean Solutions in the US and co-authors from various global institutions have proposed a new strategy to extract deepsea resources without damaging the environment.