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US-based Lydian International has secured approval of the mining right for the Amulsar gold project in Southern Armenia.   Lydian's 100%-owned subsidiary Geoteam CJSC received the approval from the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources of Armenia.   Following...

Callinan Royalties has signed an agreement with Hudson Bay Mining and Smelting, a wholly owned subsidiary of HudBay Minerals, in order to end a litigation process Callinan started in early 2007, and to commence a new relationship with Hudbay....

Canada's Diavik Diamond Mine operator Rio Tinto has approved the construction of a fourth pipe at the remote sub-Arctic Diavik mine site.   Estimated to cost $350m and take four years to complete, the A21 kimberlite pipe development located...

The US Federal District Court for Alaska has granted Northern Dynasty Minerals' Pebble Limited Partnership's (PLP) request for a preliminary injunction in its litigation against the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).   The EPA says that the company's proposed...

Diversified base metals mining company Lundin Mining has commenced commercial production at Eagle mine in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, US.   The mine is said to be a high-grade nickel-copper mine, which began operations in September 23 ahead...

AMEC Americas has secured an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) management services contract from Pretium Resources for Brucejack gold project in northern British Columbia, Canada.   AMEC has been involved with the Brucejack project as a third party reviewer...

US metallurgical coal producer Alpha Natural Resources will cut 412 jobs prior to the sale of its Pennsylvania operations to Rosebud Mining. In October, Rosebud Mining agreed to acquire central Pennsylvania-based Amfire Mining from Alpha Natural Resources for...