Only coal mine in Nova Scotia closes doors

A group of scientists is asking international authorities to temporarily halt the approval of new underwater mining contracts until further environmental controls are put in place.

In the past year, they've lost 9.4% of their value, the recently launched Zimnisky Global Rough Diamond Price Index shows.

The company also said it expects final decision notices for key approvals by the end of September.

Production is authorized at half the normal rate.

They argue Potash Corp's main objective is to seize its rival's ambitious Legacy project in southern Saskatchewan and scale it back.

The human rights committee is currently meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, ahead of finalizing its report and is hearing from Canadian non-government groups, including Amnesty, and from the federal government.

The code, which is yet to be formalized into law, respects clauses in existing deals, said the miner.

Ottawa hopes new emissions rules will get the long-delayed Keystone XL pipeline one step closer to US State Department approval.

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