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Artisanal gold miners in Nigeria seek government help
MINING.com   02 April 2018   Nigeria   West Africa  
Searching for Gold in Kwara State, Nigeria. Photo by Gudjohnsen007, Wikimedia Commons.
<p>Artisanal gold miners in the Niger state of Nigeria are asking the Muhammadu Buhari government to help them operate under conditions that allow them to take better care of the environment and contribute to the local economy.</p> <p>In an interview with ...
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Freeport Indonesia’s mining permit extended until June
MINING.com   03 January 2018   Indonesia   Papua  
Freeport's iconic Grasberg mine in Papua should have produced 450 000 tonnes of copper and 1.6m ounces of gold in 2017. (Image from archives.)
<p>Indonesia&rsquo;s government has extended until June 30, 2018, the temporary special mining permit it issued to PT Freeport Indonesia, a subsidiary of US-based Freeport McMoRan (NYSE:FCX).</p> <p>The permit was issued to allow the miner to continue exporting ...
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On December 31, centenary Ontario gold mine shut down
MINING.com   01 January 2018   Canada   Ontario  
The beginning of Porcupine operations in Timmins. Photo by Goldcorp.
<p>December 31, 2017 marked the end of an era for one of Canada's oldest and most prolific gold mines.</p> <p>After 107 years of operations, Porcupine Gold Mines&rsquo; Dome underground mine in Timmins, Ontario, ceased operations due to aging infrastructure, ...
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Second large diamond in a year unearthed in Sierra Leone
MINING.com   13 November 2017   Sierra Leone   West Africa  
Source: shutterstock_325627796
<p>Another huge diamond has been released from the Earth's clutches following an astounding discovery in the West African country earlier this year.</p> <p>Sierra Leone's Minerals Agency announced on Saturday that a 476-carat diamond was discovered in the ...
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China factory data roils copper stocks – Freeport falls 9%
MINING.com   01 September 2015   World  
Outlook is gloomy
<p>The value of base metal miners and the diversified giants fell on Tuesday as metals prices dropped back to near financial crisis lows after Chinese manufacturing data shocked commodity markets. </p><p>In New York trade on Tuesday copper for delivery in ...
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