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Yukon Zinc temporarily closing Wolverine Mine

Some crew will be assigned to care and maintenance.

Michael Allan McCrae | January 27, 2015 | 12:38 am

Rio Tinto to drop Oyu Tolgoi $1.6bn royalty if expansion gets ok from Mongolia

Documents obtained and verified by The Australian, show that Rio Tinto offered Mongolia to forsake a “net smelter return” of 2% cent of the project’s revenue.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 26, 2015 | 8:31 pm

Zambia’s new leader to keep polemic mining tax

Newly elected President Edgar Lungu wants to keep mining royalties at 20%, as opposed to the 6% companies were paying a month ago.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 26, 2015 | 5:00 pm

Mining stocks fall as copper, iron ore price reach new lows

Heavy selling across the board as commodities reach fresh multi-year lows, forecasts are slashed and weakness returns to precious metals.

Frik Els | January 24, 2015 | 12:59 am

Centerra a step closer to moving gold project in Mongolia forward

The country’s parliament has designated its Gatsuurt Project as strategically important, paving the way for Centerra's application for the necessary approvals.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 23, 2015 | 6:11 pm

Anglo American mulls sale of more coal mines in Australia

The operations that may be added to the list of assets for sale are Dawson and Foxleigh, in Queensland.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 23, 2015 | 5:17 pm

Baja Mining’s long-delayed and almost dead El Boleo finally reaches production

Red metal output at the mine, over 18 months behind schedule and $750 million over budget, is expected to ramp-up by July.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 23, 2015 | 11:08 am

World Bank: Commodities falling like it’s 1985

Organization predicts a rare occurrence in 2015: a decline in all nine commodity indices with industrial metals falling another 5%; precious metals down 3%.

Frik Els | January 23, 2015 | 12:17 am

Brent Cook: don’t buy crap

At the Cambridge House Vancouver Resource Investment Conference this past Sunday and Monday, we had the chance to ask respected mining analyst Brent Cook for his outlook on the sector for which he is best known.

CEO.CA | January 22, 2015 | 6:53 pm

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