Cecilia Jamasmie , Senior Editor

Amendment to an energy and water act expediting the cleanup of abandoned uranium mines must first be approved by the Senate.

CITIC Metal will own 20% of the Canadian miner, which makes its biggest shareholder.

The fully automated underground section of the mine is scheduled for commissioning in late 2018.

Transiting Voisey's Bay nickel mine from open-pit operations to underground will cost about $2 billion, and is expected to extend its productive life to 2035.

Government and company officials told CBC News that a "significant" mining announcement would take place on Monday.

The battery cell maker is working on the first section of the factory, in Skellefteå in the north of Sweden, which will be completed in 2020 and produce eight gigawatt cell capacity per year.

Congolese-American businessman and convicted fraudster Charles Brown claims he's owed $1 billion in compensation for a 19% stake he previously held in Mutanda Mining, and which Glencore allegedly sold in two fraudulent transactions, in 2007 and 2012.

Michel Temer is expected to issue a decree next week introducing key changes to mining rules that date back to the 1960s.

The companies are committed to explore for mineral deposits first in the Asian country and then the rest of the world .

The takeover offer, which expires next week, offers great exploration potential because Avanco owns a vast landholding in the copper and iron ore-rich Carajás region, second only to giant Vale.