Teck, Suncor up cost of Fort Hills oil sands project
Cost per barrel, however, will remain at about $84,000 per flowing barrel of bitumen.
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Locals ask Brazil to suspend Belo Sun’s gold mine licence
Opponents claim the miner intends to use cyanide, depositing toxic waste in a dam located just 1.5 km from the Xingu River, a tributary of the Amazon.
Investors keep flocking to gold, push metal to three-month high
Gold last up at $1,242.20 an ounce, after hitting $1,245.40 earlier in the day.
Chinese race to grab Barrick’s stake in Super Pit hits roadblock
Minjar Gold is still waiting for Chinese regulatory clearance and hasn’t been able to secure funding for the $1.3 billion deal.
Rio Tinto logs first annual gain since 2013 on iron ore rally
Shareholders will be the main beneficiaries of the company's cautious approach to capital expenditure in the last three years as it will pay bigger-than-expected divvy of $1.70 per share.
Russia’s Alrosa January sales up 60%
The world's top diamond producer by output in carats fetched $358 million in rough gems and $7.28 million in polished rocks last month.
The world’s largest miner wants more action on carbon capture
BHP Billiton says more help is needed from both governments and industry to promote the adoption of carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology.
These are just 15 ways in which graphene could reshape the world
Everybody seems to love Graphene, the one-atom-thick sheets of carbon that aren't just super flexible, harder than diamond, and stronger than steel, but are also able to conduct electricity better than copper.
Rio Tinto gives shelved diamond mine to central Indian state
The Madhya Pradesh government will take ownership of the assets, including all the land, plant, equipment, and diamond samples recovered during exploration.
Global uncertainties push gold, producers to fresh highs
The NYSE Arca gold miners index, which includes nearly 50 names such as Barrick Gold and Newmont Mining, has gained more than 8.5% in the past week.
Savannah nears full ownership of Barroso lithium lease
The Aldeia lease transfer would expand Barroso’s resource base as Savannah targets EU lithium supply and advances permitting.
