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Swedish Boliden innocent in Chile toxic waste dump case — court

By analyst By Cecilia Jamasmie Swedish mining company Boliden (STO: BOL) won’t have to pay over $12 million (100 million Swedish crowns) in compensation for health problems allegedly caused by toxic waste it dumped in northern Chile, a court ruled Thursday. The lawsuit filed in 2013 by around 800 residents of the city of Arica,

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Target Prices Raised on Cobalt Pure-Play After Major Royalty Acquisition

Source: Streetwise Reports 03/08/2018 Analysts assess the move by this company to acquire a royalty on a project that one calls “one of the largest undeveloped nickel reserves and the largest undeveloped cobalt reserve globally.” Analyst Anoop Prihar with GMP Securities, in a Feb. 22 research note, reported that Cobalt 27 Capital Corp. (KBLT:TSX.V; CBLLF:OTC;

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New Drilling Begins in NWT Deposit While Resource Estimate Grows at One of World’s Largest Gold-Copper Deposits

Source: Streetwise Reports 03/08/2018 This company had news on two fronts: drilling at its Northwest Territories deposit could change the economics of that project while a massive increase in its resource in its British Columbia project could be the catalyst that brings a major partner to the table, according to industry analysts. On February 20,

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British Columbia to reform Environmental Assessment Process in the fall

By analyst By Valentina Ruiz Leotaud The government of British Columbia revealed today the timeline that will guide the procedures to reform the province’s environmental assessment process. Known by its initials, the EAP is a course of action to predict environmental effects of proposed initiatives, particularly mining and resource extraction projects, before they are carried

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South Kalgoorlie gold mine sold to Northern Star for $62.6 million

By analyst By Valentina Ruiz Leotaud Northern Star Resources (ASX: NST) announced today that it has agreed to pay Westgold Resources (ASX: WGX) $62.6 million for the South Kalgoorlie mine, located about 50 kilometres from its Kundana operations in Western Australia. In a press release, Northern Star explained that the acquisition comprises the project’s operating

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