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Hillary Clinton’s emails reveal pro deep sea miner move after request from son-in-law

Hillary Clinton’s emails reveal pro deep-sea miner move after request from son-in-law U.S. leading Democratic presidential candidate, Hillary Clinton, intervened in a request from her son-in-law on behalf of a deep-sea mining firm to meet with her or other...

Freeport follows Anglo’s lead: suspends dividend, cuts spending, eyes assets sales

Freeport McMoRan is closing its Sierrita copper mine outside of Tucson, Arizona, and is considering selling minority interests in certain mining assets. Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (NYSE:FCX), the world’s largest publically traded copper producer, took a page of Anglo American’s books...

Turquoise Hill jumps on 2016 guidance

Shares in Turquoise Hill Resources (TSE,NYSE:TRQ) jumped nearly 5% in early trade on Wednesday after the company announced 2016 production and financial guidance for its Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold mine in Mongolia. By early afternoon Turquoise Hill gave up most...

Turquoise Hill jumps on 2016 guidance

Shares in Turquoise Hill Resources (TSE,NYSE:TRQ) jumped nearly 5% in early trade on Wednesday after the company announced 2016 production and financial guidance for its Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold mine in Mongolia. By early afternoon Turquoise Hill gave up most...

Metal Tiger boosts Thai presence

Resources investor Metal Tiger has exercised its option to take 90% control of an exploration joint venture in Thailand focused on gold, antimony and copper. AIM-listed Metal Tiger agreed to an option with Southeast Asia Mining (SEAM) in October...

Philippines miner swings to profit

Owing to higher gold and silver output Philippines company Apex Mining Co. reported a sharp turnaround in its earnings for the first nine months of 2015. For the period ending September 30 consolidated net income amounted to P76.4 million,...

Deadly jade waste landslide in Myanmar

More than 100 people have died in a landslide at a remote jade mining area in northern Myanmar early on Saturday which buried about 70 huts housing artisanal miners and their families. The Hpakant area in Kachin state hosts...

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