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 Potash profits spike on food pricesPotash Corp, the world’s largest fertilizer maker, reported a first-quarter profit that topped expectations on Thursday, as soaring grain prices pushed farmers to increase their use of crop nutrients
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 Lundin seeking buyers in a seller's marketLundin Mining Corp. is studying a potential sale, and after the giant $7.3-billion takeover bid for Equinox Minerals Ltd., its timing is pretty good
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 Quebec unveils US$80B plan for undeveloped northQuebec Premier Jean Charest unveiled an $80-billion plan on Monday to develop the Canadian province’s vast north over 25 years
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 Silver's price slump unlikely to trip up minersSilver producers are likely to take this week’s precipitous drop in metal prices in their stride and will keep turning big profits even if the bearish mood persists
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 Potash Corp. holds firm in pricing dispute with India'I know that certain Indian government officials believe the market shouldn’t apply to them, but that’s kind of like denying gravity,' the outspoken chief executive of Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc. said
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 'A lot of interest' in Lundin: CEOThe strategic review process at Lundin Mining Corp. is moving along briskly, and the company expects to make an update on whether a sale is likely by the end of the month
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 BHP Billiton plans move to SaskatoonSaskatchewan's premier is citing the move of a key BHP Billiton Ltd. head office to Saskatoon as evidence that his province is open for business
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 African Barrick beset by problemsWhen Barrick Gold Corp. spun its African properties into a new company last year, investors knew they were being sold high-risk assets with problems. But they didn't imagine the horrifying incident at its North Mara mine in Tanzania
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 Quadra enters big league with Sumitomo dealPaul Blythe's first attempt to get Quadra FNX Mining Ltd. into the industry's big leagues never got off the ground. More than a year later, he has struck another landmark deal that may finally do the trick
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 Talks on potash supply to India continue to failNegotiations in Montreal this week have failed to settle a pricing dispute between potash producers and India, and both sides continue to signal that they will not back down
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 ArcelorMittal in major Quebec dealJust days after the Quebec government unveiled a landmark plan to develop resources in its far north, the province has attracted one of the biggest mining investments in its history
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 Food, fuel to stoke South Africa mine wage talksAnalysis: South African mine companies are again likely to be forced into settlements above the main rate of inflation as they tackle union wage demands given impetus by accelerating food and fuel prices
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 The bullion-gold stock disconnectYou won't find many gold CEOs with smiles on their faces these days, because over the last 12 to 18 months, their share prices have barely responded to the accelerating gold price
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 Lundin shares drop after it decides not to sellThe base metal miner announced Wednesday night that it has completed its strategic review process and has decided not to sell or break up the company
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 Port Hope, Ontario reaps uranium's rewards and risksThe lakeside town of Port Hope, Ontario, encompasses both the promise and the dark side of the nuclear industry, booming with the sector, yet saddled with contamination from when it helped build the bomb
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 Uranium stocks decline as Germany goes anti-nuclearCanadian uranium stocks come under selling pressure on Monday after Germany announced it will shut down all of its nuclear reactors by 2022
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 Birth of a gold majorOsisko is hosting an opening ceremony for the Canadian Malartic gold mine on Monday. It will be the biggest gold mine in Canada once it reaches full production, with an estimated 625,000 ounces of gold output a year
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 Global mining assets to surpass US$1-trillion: PwCThe raw numbers are astounding. The total assets of the 40 largest global mining companies could smash through the US$1-trillion level this year, according to an annual review of the industry released by PricewaterhouseCoopers
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 Politics in Peru dig into mining confidencePolitical risk has reared its head in Peru, where a mining-related suspension, anti-mining protests and a too-close-to-call election have all created uncertainty for mining companies
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 Gold bug McEwen shifts to silverThere’s a fair bit of irony that the name for the new silver mining company from a proposed merger between U.S. Gold Corp. and Minera Andes Inc. will be McEwen Mining Inc., named after noted gold entrepreneur Rob McEwen
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 Class action targets Canada LithiumA $50-million shareholder class action lawsuit has been launched against Canada Lithium Corp. after the Toronto-based miner uncovered an error in its own resource estimate
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 China rare earth prices explodeChina's exports of rare earth metals burst through the US$100,000-per-tonne mark for the first time in February, up almost ninefold from a year before, while the volume of trade stayed far below historical averages
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 Equinox CEO 'surprised' by Lundin rebuffAs the proposed merger between Lundin Mining Corp. and Inmet Mining Corp. hits a major obstacle, the chief executive of Equinox Minerals Ltd. cannot understand why Lundin continues to rebuff him
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 Miners should dig deeperWilliam Watson: Mining companies pay just 9% in corporate taxes, while retailers fork out 23%
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 Nuclear sector faces backlashAbout a decade after the term 'nuclear renaissance' was coined, the revival of the uranium sector is facing its most notable threat. And while the industry quickly moved to downplay it, investors are spooked
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