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Bloom Lake finds a buyer in Champion Iron

Nearly a year after going bust, the troubled Bloom Lake Mine in Eastern Canada has a new owner.

Andrew Topf | December 13, 2015 | 2:24 pm

World’s first seafloor miner inks copper sales deal with Chinese customer

The new agreement replaces a previous three-year contract that would have seen Nautilus supplying 1.1 million tonnes of unrefined copper ore to Tongling Nonferrous Metals Group.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 11, 2015 | 6:17 am

US coal industry on board ‘slow-motion train wreck’— report

Analysts from McKinsey and Co. warn the U.S. is currently home to a collection of “zombie mines” that cannot turn a profit, but are too costly to close.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 9, 2015 | 7:11 am

Hillary Clinton’s emails reveal pro deep sea miner move after request from son-in-law

The 2012 emails from an investor in Florida-based deep sea mining firm Neptune Minerals Inc. were forwarded to Clinton by her son-in-law and hedge fund partner Marc Mezvinsky.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 9, 2015 | 4:06 am

Canadian Arctic readies for world’s largest diamond mine opening

The Gahcho Kué mine will take in a number of the hundreds of workers laid off at Snap Lake.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 8, 2015 | 3:10 am

Mount Milligan team awarded excellence in mine development by AMEBC

Other winners are Clive Johnson and Eira Thomas.

AMEBC | December 8, 2015 | 2:43 am

Mackie analyst Ryan Hanley’s storm-tested Canadian equity picks

Hanley lists his storm-tested top picks, shines light on names with M&A potential, and sees smooth sailing ahead for some companies with near-term catalysts.

The Gold Report | December 7, 2015 | 3:01 am