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Hilcorp fined again for deviating from permit at Milne Point

Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Monday, June 5, 2023 at 10:16 — Last Updated: Monday, June 5, 2023 at 10:51
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A state regulatory agency has fined Hilcorp $267,000 for making unauthorized equipment changes at Milne Point, one of its North

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Early-stage mineral exploration near Whitehorse sparks concern from nearby residents

Leslie Amminson, CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, May 30, 2023 at 13:46
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B.C.-based Gladiator Metals is drilling on the Whitehorse copper belt A B.C-based mining company is drilling on the Whitehorse copper

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* Featured * Business Business (Canada) Canada Countries Featured • Zone 3 General 

Board of directors quits after Minto Metals pulls out of Yukon copper mine

CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, May 17, 2023 at 12:35
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The board’s six members resigned along with two vice-presidents The entire board of directors for Minto Metals has resigned, days

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* Featured * Business Business (Russia) Featured • Zone 3 General News Russia 

Mining comes to end in Nikel, Russia

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, May 12, 2023 at 16:02
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More 80 years after Finns found huge nickel and copper reserves in the Kaula-Kotselvaara deposit, the last remaining mine in

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* Featured * Canada Countries Featured • Zone 3 General Politics Politics (Canada) 

Baffinland again asks to ship more ore from Nunavut, says jobs are on the line

April Hudson, CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, April 25, 2023 at 09:04
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Federal minister asks review board to prioritize application; Baffinland wants decision by August Canada’s Northern Affairs minister is urging the

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Proposed sale of N.W.T.’s Ekati diamond mine touted as ‘good for the North’

Sidney Cohen, CBC News
Posted: Thursday, March 16, 2023 at 11:15
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As the Northwest Territories’ oldest diamond mine approaches its closure, an Australian company is eager to buy it and hopefully extend its

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Companies look to government for help turning N.W.T. projects into mines

Richard Gleeson, CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, March 1, 2023 at 08:48
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‘We are operating in a very, very difficult capital market regime right now for mining companies’ Mining companies hoping to

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* Featured * Business Business (Canada) Canada Featured • Zone 3 General 

Baffinland critical of report that says shipping to blame for narwhal displacement

Emily Blake, CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, February 14, 2023 at 14:00
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Report leaves out key information, says Baffinland spokesperson A new report predicts there will be almost no narwhal left in

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* Featured * Business Business (Russia) Countries Featured • Zone 3 General Russia 

Profit drops for Nornickel in Arctic Russia

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, February 14, 2023 at 11:21
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Nornickel still earns very big money, but war-related sanctions and reorientations of sales to new markets were factors causing net

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Just how significant is the discovery of rare earth metals in Arctic Sweden?

Radio Sweden
Posted: Thursday, January 19, 2023 at 08:56
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Last week the Swedish government-owned mining company LKAB announced the discovery of the largest quantity of rare earth metals in

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LKAB discovers Europe’s largest rare earth metals deposit outside Russia

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, January 12, 2023 at 12:23
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The Kiruna-based mining company has identified resources which exceed one million tons of rare earth oxides, likely the largest discovery

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* Featured * Countries Featured • Zone 3 USA 

Environmental Protection Agency proposes restrictions to block proposed Alaska mine

The Associated Press
Posted: Friday, December 2, 2022 at 12:54
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By Mark Thiessen · The Associated Press EPA cites ‘unacceptable adverse effects on salmon fishery areas’ The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on

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Tłı̨chǫ gov’t and mining company reach agreement, keeps 4 sites protected

CBC News
Posted: Friday, November 25, 2022 at 09:26
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‘It’s good news for us, good news for our region, our people,’ says Tłı̨chǫ Grand Chief Jackson Lafferty A mining company

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Baffinland set to head back to Nunavut communities for talks

Amy Tucker, CBC
Posted: Monday, November 21, 2022 at 09:02
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‘There has to be that constant dialogue, in order to fully work together in collaboration,’ says Paul Quassa Baffinland Iron

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Baffinland CEO disappointed by rejection of company’s expansion project

CBC News
Posted: Friday, November 18, 2022 at 09:21
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‘We are disappointed the minister did not encourage all parties to promptly settle any outstanding issues’ The head of Baffinland

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