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The B.C. government is throwing the mining industry an emergency lifeline in the form of deferred electricity bill payments that could be worth more than $300 million.

The figure is the second largest year-over-year decline since the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) began reporting the series in 1948.

Mining in the area of the Andes mountains right above the continuous tree line had been prohibited since 2011, but concessions granted before such ban had continued to date.

This is the third time in a month the U.S. coal miner downsizes its workforce.

The B.C. government is throwing the mining industry an emergency lifeline in the form of deferred electricity bill payments that could be worth more than $300 million.

Experts looked at over 500,000 survey responses from over 60,000 employees in 13 different industries worldwide.

The new mineral processing technique also makes the extraction environmentally friendly.

The country's renewable energy industry will benefit, as it is set to step in as a substitute for coal in the coming years.

According to official figures, Iran has now more than $10 billion of investment pledges under its belt.