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Excellon stock falls as labour dispute grinds Mexican ops to a halt

Excellon Resources fell 8% on Monday, after announcing it could run out of stockpiled ore at its Zacatecas-state mill "within the next few days" after a dispute with workers and local landowners halted operations at its La Platosa silver mine in Mexico.

Frik Els | July 16, 2012 | 5:40 pm

World Bank opens case on Colombia’s Eco Oro Minerals gold mine

The World Bank Group accepted a complaint and will evaluate its investment in Eco Oro Mineral’s Angostura mining project, a proposed large-scale gold mine located in a fragile, high-altitude wetland called the Santurbán páramo, which provides water to over 2.2 million Colombians

MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 16, 2012 | 5:32 pm

Oil spill wake-up moment

Keeping track of all these pipelines is becoming a challenge. We have the proposed Keystone XL pipeline to the U.S. Gulf Coast, the planned Northern Gateway pipeline to the West Coast and the newly-minted Keystone Kops pipeline in Michigan.

Leader Post | July 16, 2012 | 5:25 pm

Unions left out of Newmont’s negotiations in Peru

Negotiations among Peruvian authorities, Newmont Mining and the local communities with the intent to end the seven-month conflict over the $5 billion Conga project in the northern region of Cajamarca, are leaving out one key piece: the workers.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 16, 2012 | 4:38 pm

How to get rich in outer space: a visual guide

Recent developments show that becoming rich by profiting of the minerals that asteroids, stars and unknown planets have to offer it is closer than ever. Before it is too late, check this infographic on how to profit in the new Space Age.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 16, 2012 | 3:38 pm

UK’s imminent sale of uranium producer to bring in billions

British taxpayers could net as much as $4.6 billion with the government’s sale of its stake in nuclear power giant Urenco, a move which aims to solidify the country’s policy to end national ownership of nuclear businesses.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 16, 2012 | 2:55 pm

The mining boom in Australia is over, or is it?

This was the year for Australia’s mining boom Martin Ferguson hinted on Monday. The Resources Minister highlighted the end of the high commodity prices era that will force the country’s industry to increase its productivity and develop new technologies in order to remain competitive.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 16, 2012 | 1:34 pm

Australia’s mining success places Great Barrier Reef in peril

The unprecedented success of Australia's mining sector, which enabled the country to successfully weather the financial crisis and has triggered a surge in the Aussie dollar, may have caused irreparable damage to the Great Barrier Reef

MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 16, 2012 | 12:08 pm

Tinkler pursues Whitehaven Coal bid in wake of share plunge

Former electrician turned mining tycoon Nathan Tinkler has issued a further bid for the remainder of Australia's Whitehaven Coal Ltd., following a 17% plunge in the company's shares since Tinkler's first offer for the company on June 13.

Marc Howe | July 16, 2012 | 11:57 am

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