Mining
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Environmental groups critical of work resumption at Cape Breton’s Donkin mineEnvironmental organizations are criticizing the Nova Scotia government's decision to allow work to resume at Cape Breton's Donkin coal mine following a two-year closure.EnvironmentSep 15
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Fire in northern Manitoba mine leads to evacuation of 177 workersMining operations at Lalor Mine in Snow Lake, Man., are on pause after a piece of underground equipment caught fire – twice.FireSep 15
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B.C. corporation’s manager, contractor convicted in deadly Burkina Faso mine floodThe Vancouver-based miner issued a statement Thursday thanking local communities and Perkoa employees who attended a Burkina Faso court to hear the verdicts Wednesday.CanadaSep 14
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Shuttered Cape Breton coal mine restarts operations after two-year closureA Cape Breton coal mine that was shuttered two years ago amid slumping coal prices and repeated government stop-work orders following roof falls has resumed operations.CanadaSep 14
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Miners discover 170-carat pink diamond, may be largest found in 300 yearsThe 170-carat 'Lulo Rose' pink diamond was discovered at the Lulo mine in the northeastern region of Angola, where diamonds are plentiful.TrendingJul 27
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B.C.’s Trevali Mining recovers final two of eight workers killed in Burkina Faso mine floodThe catastrophe is under investigation by Trevali and Burkina Faso. The West African nation has also imposed temporary travel restrictions on some of Trevali’s foreign employees.CanadaJun 20
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Company plans to reopen Cape Breton coal mine after 2-year shutdown: councillorA local politician in Cape Breton says the shuttered Donkin coal mine, which closed two years ago amid clumping coal prices and roof fall warnings, could be reopening.CanadaJun 16
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Manitoba approves province’s first potash operation near RussellSpeaking at a prospectors' conference, premier Heather Stefanson called the new potash project a 'significant step forward' for Manitoba's sustainable mineral development goals.PoliticsJun 14
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B.C. mine’s electrified trucks a Canadian first, with goal of net-zero GHG emissionsThe system electrifies mining trucks with trolley wires and poles similar to those used on transit buses power buses in urban centres, but on a giant scale.EconomyJun 10
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Trudeau says world leaders should ‘keep up with changes’ as Chile undergoes mining reformA strong, resilient economy in the 21st century could be grown when the environment is also protected, says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as he meets with Chilean PresidentCanadaJun 6
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