Greece grants Eldorado permits for gold mine

La Serena appeals court unanimously rejected a lawsuit presented by locals, which claimed the massive tailing dam had dried up a nearby stream and contaminated underground water.

Doak, the chairman of Toronto-based uranium exploration and development company Khan Resources, was found dead Thursday morning in his hotel room.

Beijing had been widely expected to eliminate tariffs and quotas on rare earth shipments after a World Trade Organization panel branded them discriminatory last year.

"If this is what passes for investigative journalism in the United States, it is very sad."

Prime Minister Joomart Otorbaev resigned after hours of heated debate in parliament over the government’s performance last year.

Original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) must support mining companies in Europe and the former Soviet Union with cost reduction or risk losing their market share, finds a new survey by Timetric’s Mining Intelligence Center (MIC).

The machinery giant doesn’t think it will remain strong for the rest of 2015.

Farmers, anti-mining activists and local leaders have opposed the project for years, claiming it will pollute key waterways for Arequipa, where the mine will be built.

The country's Superintendence for the Environment (SMA) also said the miner has not properly monitored the impact on nearby glaciers.