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Canada

Why the once ‘dirty’ mining industry is now touted as key to ‘clean’ energy

It’s found in pencil leads, and also in vast quantities under the lakes and forest outside one small western Quebec town. And in a…

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Tech

Researchers say oxygen is being produced on the ocean floor. The mining company funding them isn’t happy

Oxygen is being produced on the ocean floor — seemingly by ancient lumps of metal — according to a new study.…

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Canada

Grassy Narrows First Nation taking Ontario to court over Mining Act, lack of consultation on land claims

A First Nation in northwestern Ontario is taking the province to court over its Mining Act, arguing the free-entry system violates its…

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Canada

Teck closes sale of B.C. coal mining operations to Swiss company

Teck Resources Ltd. says it has completed the sale of its remaining 77 per cent interest in its steel-making coal business…

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