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Turquoise Hill’s 2018 financial results report 250% income jump over 2017

Gold production surged 150% year-on-year to 285,000 ounces, while copper production of 159,100 tonnes marked a 1.1% increase over 2017.

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Malaysia puts bauxite mining ban on hold until impact studies completed

Miners wishing to resume operations or start new ones must conduct a study on the environmental impact of their activities before receiving licences, despite the moratorium on mining the material ending on March 31.

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Lynas auditors flag ‘material risk’ for the rare earths miner over Malaysia conditions

Ernst & Young report raises concerns about the company’s future due to Malaysia’s order to remove its radioactive waste by September.

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Rio Tinto may have found its next major copper mine in W. Australia

World’s second largest miner has confirmed an “exciting” copper find at its Winu project, in the Paterson Range in the East Pilbara.

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Bougainville’s $58B gold-copper mine safe for now as Mining Act changes rejected

The autonomous Papua New Guinea region of Bougainville has rejected controversial changes to its mining law, said to be aimed at letting a new company extract the island’s riches.

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Vancouver miner to partner with Zijin for gold project in the Kyrgyz Republic

The project encircles the Taldybulak Levoberejnyi Mine, which was recently built by Zijin and contains 3.2 million ounces in reserves and resources at a grade of 7.2 g/t.

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