atin America, the traditional poster child for political risk in financial markets, is back as a source of concern for investors.
Chilean President Sebastian Pinera on Saturday became the second leader this month to declare a state of emergency, his h…
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It wasn’t so long ago that Coloradans voted against a bid to block oil and gas development near homes. The state – one of the nation’s top crude-producing regions – is cracking down anyway.
Companies planning to drill wells within 610 m of a home shou…
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Russia plans to pay more attention to the impact climate change is having on its vast permafrost area.
Thawing of once permanently frozen ground covering more than half of Russia is putting buildings, pipelines and other infrastructure at risk of dama…
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African Finance Corp (AFC) will invest in countries disregarded by other companies as part of a plan to double its exposure to the mining industry, the firm’s head of investments said.
The Nigeria-based development-finance firm is mulling mining and r…
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Tharisa, the publicly traded South African platinum and chrome miner run by the Pouroulis family, has the right to take over a platinum mine project in Zimbabwe that could ultimately cost $4.2-billion. The company in June last year paid $4.5-million fo…
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The clearest sign yet that America’s Coal County is headed for widespread job cuts: The amount of coal being produced per US miner is at the lowest level in eight years.
Productivity has slid 11% this year alone. The last time it was this low was in 2…
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At the Fish Place diner in Fort McMurray, booths are filled with oil workers in baseball caps and the parking lot is lined with pickup trucks sporting six-foot neon safety flags, a hallmark of the mining industry.
Fort McMurray is the regional hub for…
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To weather a dimming global growth outlook, the largest US aluminum producer plans to get leaner in the next 18 months, selling non-core assets after its worst streak of quarterly losses in at least three years.
Alcoa predicts world demand may contrac…
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Canada’s $8-billion precious metals-focused fund manager is bargain-hunting for stakes of mining firms that have seen valuations tumble.
“Look for the companies that are beaten up,” Sprott CEO Peter Grosskopf said, sharing his company’s investment str…
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Zimbabwe is targeting a fourfold increase in revenue from minerals by 2023 but an ambitious plan unveiled by Mines Minister Winston Chitando on Monday gave little detail on how the government would achieve this. The policy document, known as the Strate…
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