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Rio Tinto, Alcoa step aside for Australia’s largest national park

They'll hand back more than 175,000 hectares of prime conservation land they have held since 1971 to West Australia, ditching plans to build a bauxite mine and an alumina refinery in the area.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 24, 2015 | 11:37 am

Mining for copper just got a lot cheaper

A new study shows the costs of mining for the red metal have steadily declined over the past three years.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 24, 2015 | 5:00 am

Chile’s court says Barrick’s Pascua-Lama has not damaged glaciers

The country's Environmental Court handed Monday a major victory to Barrick’s besieged Pascua-Lama gold, copper and silver project, straddling the border with Argentina.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 23, 2015 | 11:00 am

Cliffs sells Ontario’s Ring of Fire claims to Noront for $20 million

The U.S. miner said the sale is part of a strategy to divest non-core assets and focus on supplying iron ore pellets to the North American steel industry.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 23, 2015 | 6:03 am

South Africa woes cast doubt on BHP spin-off success

There are a number of challenges South32 is likely to face, including potential Black Economic Empowerment ownership concessions and power price hikes.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 23, 2015 | 4:10 am

Coal projects, port expansion could permanently damage Great Barrier Reef: report

The Great Barrier Reef is at risk of permanent damage should huge coalmining and a port development in Queensland go ahead, scientists say in a new report.

Andrew Topf | March 22, 2015 | 2:58 pm

Barrick faces multi-billion dollar suit over Porgera mine

PNG landowners have submitted a position statement, outlining “irreparable losses” as a result of social, economic and environmental damages allegedly caused by the operation.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 19, 2015 | 5:00 am

No end in sight for mining sector gloomy state: report

The first two months of 2015 failed miserably to dispel gloomy market conditions affecting the global mining industry, according to a study published Wednesday.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 18, 2015 | 10:16 am

Miners woo communities with soccer fields, bull rings and guinea pigs to unlock US$25 billion in stalled projects

From South America to Africa, mining companies are throwing all that and more at communities to quiet growing opposition to controversial projects.

Bloomberg News | March 18, 2015 | 12:58 am

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