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Water scarcity, pollution to take shine off Latin American mining sector

In addition to raising costs for miners and delaying certain projects, the focus on the amount of water used by the extraction industry in the region will boost social pressure and anti-mining sentiment, experts say.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 11, 2017 | 10:39 am

BHP Billiton to escalate defence from Elliott with Goldman’s help

Analysts expect BHP to argue that a demerged petroleum business would need to fund offshore growth projects by raising debt. It may also contend that a stand-alone division won’t have the same ability to defer production until oil prices improve.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 11, 2017 | 4:08 am

BHP rejects activist fund Elliott urge to spin off US oil assets

Company says the associated risks of spinning off about $22 billion of its US oil assets and listing them in New York would significantly outweigh any potential benefits.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 10, 2017 | 3:22 am

Top 10 copper mining companies in 2016

2016 highlights: a year of breakthroughs and setbacks

Vladimir Basov | April 7, 2017 | 4:05 pm

Rio Tinto to fight $447 million Australian tax bill

The amount is linked to what is known as “transfer pricing” between Rio Tinto’s Australian operations and its Singapore office.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 6, 2017 | 10:03 am

BC mining financing dropped 40% in 2016

The mining industry still received 29% of the Canadian province’s top-grossing corporate financing deals.

Business in Vancouver | April 6, 2017 | 9:01 am

Erdene Resource moving forward with flagship project in Mongolia

While the company had other projects in the country, the Bayan Khundii gold project went from greenfield prospect to being its main asset in roughly nine months.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 6, 2017 | 3:48 am

Barrick confirms selling half of Veladero to Shandong Gold for $960 million

Deal will also see the two firms looking at jointly developing the nearby Pascua-Lama gold, silver and copper project and evaluating additional investment opportunities in the area.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 6, 2017 | 3:14 am

‘Conflict minerals’ entering tech supply chains from countries beyond Africa — report

Tungsten, tin, tantalum and gold are now also being illegally extracted and traded at sites under the control of armed groups in countries including Myanmar and Colombia.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 6, 2017 | 1:02 am

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