Gold Mining
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Rio Tinto puts forth offer to take Turquoise Hill Resources privateTurquoise Hill said its board of directors would establish a special committee of independent directors to review and consider the proposal.EconomyMar 14, 2022
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Brazil investigating reported massacre of members of ‘uncontacted’ Amazon tribe by gold minersIf confirmed, the massacre would be one of the worst such tragedies since the murder of 16 Yanomami indigenous people in 1993.WorldSep 12, 2017
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Canadian mining companies under fire for Latin America operationsA U.S. think tank has called Canada's mining sector to task for the "collateral damage" that goes hand-in-hand with mineral extraction in Latin America.EnvironmentJun 13, 2014
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Romanian commission rejects controversial Canadian gold mine projectStock in Gabriel Resources, Ltd. plunged almost 11 per cent Monday after the Romanian government announced it would not allow the Canadian company to develop what would have been Europe's biggest open gold mine.CanadaNov 11, 2013
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Monkeys, mines, and money: The passion behind the mining conflict in Costa RicaJeremy Hunka travelled to Costa Rica for Global National, reporting on a Canadian company launching a billion-dollar lawsuit against the country.WorldOct 7, 2013
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Costa Rica investigating Canadian mine approval, trials pendingCosta Rica's top prosecutor is accusing several high-ranking government officials of approving a Canadian gold mine without the legal requirements.CanadaOct 7, 2013
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Calgary-based mining company suing Costa Rica for more than $1 billionA billion-dollar showdown is looming in Central America this week as a Calgary-based mining company announced it will sue the country of Costa Rica.MoneyOct 4, 2013
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Romanians protest Canadian-owned gold mining operationProtesters have taken to the streets of Romania's capital in opposition to the government's initial approval of a significant, Canadian-owned gold and silver mining operation in Transylvania.MoneySep 4, 2013
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