Gold is on the cusp of challenging the hard-to-crack $1 800/oz mark, potentially opening the way for a move toward its record price, as a resurgence in coronavirus cases risks impeding the recovery of the global economy and fans demand for haven assets…
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Skeleton crews are running Chile’s massive copper mines at full tilt, skimping on maintenance and earthworks. It’s a short-term fix that carries risks for future output.
When the pandemic hit and mines around the world shut, those in Chile figured out…
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Thousands of Nigerians are asking British judges to give them permission to sue Royal Dutch Shell Plc in London over environmental damage caused by oil spills 3,000 miles away in Africa. Lawyers for residents of the crude-rich Niger Delta believe a lan…
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Looming legislative changes aimed at boosting protection for Aboriginal heritage sites in Western Australia are unlikely to prevent their destruction or stymie expansion by mining companies that are under intense pressure over their preservation practi…
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The Trump administration is considering re-imposing tariffs on aluminum imports from Canada and an announcement could come by the end of the week, according to people familiar with the matter.
If Canada refuses to impose export restrictions on aluminu…
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Transatlantic relations could reach a new low next month as the European Union readies tariffs on billions of dollars of American exports aimed at politically important industries for President Donald Trump and his Republican allies in Congress.
The E…
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Saudi Arabian Mining said its phosphate unit signed an accord with a group of lenders to refinance and reschedule debt worth $4.1-billion.
Maaden Waad Al Shamal Phosphate will refinance $2.3-billion owed to a syndicate of commercial banks and financia…
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For decades, shopping for uncut diamonds was a tightly scripted affair: First, persuade De Beers to add you to its list of handpicked customers. Then, 10 times a year, attend a week-long sale to buy exactly the amount De Beers offers you at whatever pr…
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Gold pushed toward the highest level since 2012, lifted by concerns over a second wave of coronavirus infections and growing uncertainty in Hong Kong after China released details of a proposed national security law.
Bullion was supported as cases acro…
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Petropavlovsk applied for a secondary listing in Moscow to target traders outside of London, as part of an effort to win back investors after losing most of its market value in the past decade.
The Russia-focused gold miner plans to start trading on t…
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