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Arctic oil extraction frozen, but mining to bring a melting $100 billion in investments

While the US interior department has launched a review of Shell’s whole Arctic oil drilling programme, mining projects look promising.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 14, 2013 | 3:24 pm

Goldcorp’s mine in El Salvador a ‘threat’ to human rights: government

Country wants the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (CIDH) to help it stop Goldcorp's Cerro Blanco project.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 14, 2013 | 2:22 pm

Likelihood of tanker spill from Enbridge Gateway as high as 14 percent: researcher

Results of a spill would be 'catastrophic and irreversible'

Michael Allan McCrae | January 13, 2013 | 2:08 am

Baffinland Iron Mines scales back massive Mary River railway development to just road haulage

Large capital projects are difficult to finance

Michael Allan McCrae | January 12, 2013 | 11:22 pm

‘Very soon, coal will disappear from our energy mix’: Ontario’s energy minister

The province's Nanitocke coal-plant was the largest single source of greenhouse gases in 2001

Michael Allan McCrae | January 12, 2013 | 7:07 pm

Impala Platinum sells 51% stake in Zimbabwe unit to locals

Impala Platinum (LON:IPLA), the world's second-largest platinum miner, will retain the remaining 49% in its Zimbabwean operation.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 11, 2013 | 6:35 pm

Sinking metals and energy lead Canada’s exports decline

Imports of metal and non-metallic mineral products, on the other hand, increased 6.8% to $3.7 billion in November.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 11, 2013 | 5:24 pm

Greece wants Eldorado Gold’s Hellas mine to dig it out of financial ruin

Despite ongoing opposition, Canada’s Eldorado Gold Inc. is gearing up to start production at its 95%-owned Hellas Gold Mine in Greece, as authorities reportedly have woken up to the potential of the country’s mining industry.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 11, 2013 | 4:20 pm

First round to First Quantum

Inmet's largest shareholder in favour of a deal.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 11, 2013 | 8:55 am

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