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Galway Gold mulls legal escape to Colombia’s mining ban in paramos

The junior miner said the ruling not only forces it to halt operations, but it also blocks it from transferring the project, as the mining permit will no longer be valid.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 24, 2016 | 6:09 am

US uranium production hits lowest in 10 years

Depressed prices are to blame, says the Energy Information Administration (EIA).

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 23, 2016 | 10:20 am

Canada’s Ontario the slowest to issue exploration permits — report

Growing wait times for permits may hinder Canada's ability to take advantage of its considerable mineral potential, warn experts.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 23, 2016 | 8:20 am

Dominion Diamond upbeat on ‘positive’ pre-feasibility study for new Sable mine

The Sable kimberlite pipe, for which permitting is already in place, could see mining beginning in 2019.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 22, 2016 | 1:30 pm

Zimbabwe orders diamond miners to halt operations

Companies have been told to leave behind equipment and vacate their premises.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 22, 2016 | 6:56 am

Barrick to spend about $2 billion in US, Peru gold projects

The world’s largest gold miner also said it would redeem up to $750 million in notes to help cut debt by at least $2bn this year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 22, 2016 | 5:15 am

Crude prices to remain depressed until 2017 even with oil sands coming to ‘standstill’ — IEA

Last year, the agency had forecast a "relatively swift" recovery. Instead, oil prices have continued to fall, hitting less than $30 a barrel, a level last seen in 2003.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 22, 2016 | 3:13 am

Decline of coal demand is ‘irreversible’

Goldman Sachs report is the latest in a long line of grim warnings, all of which point to a future of shuttered power plants, mine closures, and bankruptcies.

Oilprice.com | February 19, 2016 | 1:00 am

Finning to cut up to 500 extra jobs this year, chairman steps down

The layoffs are on top of the 1,900 positions Finning decided to axe last year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 18, 2016 | 8:10 am

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