Finland: Varma & its Talvivaara holdings
Finnish pension insurer Varma has further lessened its holdings in the beleagured Talvivaara mining company. At the end of October
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Finland: Talvivaara restructure snubbed by major zinc producer
The world’s largest zinc producer, Swiss company Nyrstar, has been revealed as the latest creditor to refuse to back the
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Finnish mining company Talvivaara asks for debt secrecy
The troubled Finnish mining firm Talvivaara wants to keep its debts secret. New documents filed at a district court as
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Finland: Talvivaara bankruptcy would directly eliminate 1,600 jobs says CEO
Talvivaara CEO Pekka Perä said Friday that bankruptcy of his group would throw 1,600 people in the production chain out
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Finland: Talvivaara funds running low
The troubled nickel mining company Talvivaara says it needs additional financing. However chief executive says the money shortage will not
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Aboriginal-owned company buys mining properties in Canada’s Northwest Territories
A corporation owned by five Dene groups in Canada’s Northwest Territories has purchased old silver mines and properties near the
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No salvage plans for buildings after mine cleanup in Canada’s Northwest Territories
The federal team tasked with cleaning up the old Giant Mine site on the outskirts of the city of Yellowknife
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Canada: Team talks with First Nations community about decommissioned mine
The Giant Mine remediation team met with people in the First Nations community of N’dilo in Canada’s Northwest Territories on Wednesday. They
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Canadians eye diamond prospects near Finland’s Arctic
The Canadian mining company Mawson has again begun prospecting for diamonds in its Rompas-Rajapalot claim between Rovaniemi and Ylitornio
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Ekati mine owner in Canada’s North wants to expand operations
Dominion Diamonds is preparing to expand its operations at the Ekati Diamond Mine in Canada’s Northwest Territories. The company has
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Canadian diamond mine uses wind power in Northwest Territories
The Diavik Diamond Mine in Canada’s Northwest Terriotires is using a wind farm, which was installed about a year ago,
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New kimberlite deposit could extend life of northern Canadian mine
The company that owns the largest diamond mine in Canada’s North says a new deposit of diamond-containing rock could potentially
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UN report critical of Sweden’s treatment of the Sami
The United Nations has criticised Sweden’s mining policy saying the nation should give greater support to the Sami people who
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Drones help Yukon prospectors find gold deposits
A gold prospector from Canada’s northwestern Yukon territory is using unmanned aerial drones and other technologies to survey huge stretches
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Canada’s N.W.T. seeks $600 million for roads, bridges
Canada’s Northwest Territories wants to welcome heavy industry such as mining and oil and gas extraction. But territorial Industry Minister
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