January 18, 2012 No Keystone XL means Canadian crude will stay dirt cheap Caving to pressure from environmental groups, the Obama administration on Wednesday rejected the $7 billion-plus Keystone XL pipeline which would have carried 700,000 barrels of crude oil a day from…
January 18, 2012 Keystone XL decision coming today, U.S. media reports say The U.S. State Department is set to announce Wednesday whether it will approve TransCanada’s controversial Keystone XL pipeline extension, U.S. media are […]
January 18, 2012 China’s homegrown coal to lose favor China's domestically made coal may lose its competitive advantage to imported coal by 2015, prompting Chinese companies to step up purchases of foreign coal, according to a report by Wood…
January 18, 2012 Company plans to mine a billion tonnes of coal off Wales- without miners The debate over the use of coal in Britain is heating up. Reuters reports a British company, Clean Coal UK, is planning to mine an estimated billion tonnes of coal…
January 18, 2012 Ausenco moves into the North American oil sands business Ausenco has acquired 100% of Reaction Consulting, a Canadian-based specialist provider of engineering services in the SAGD bitumen and oil sands sectors. Ausenco CEO Zimi Meka said the acquisition would…
January 18, 2012 Contract changes could put Indonesian mining industry on the rocks Stability in international business is based on many factors but one of the strongest is the sanctity of contracts.
January 17, 2012 Underground Core Mining Training Program in New Brunswick Launched by Trevali and First Nations Trevali Mining Corporation (TSX:TV,OTCQX:TREVF,FWB:4TI) announced its support and commitment to the recently launched First Nations Underground Core Mining Training Program through the New Brunswick Community College (NBCC) in Miramichi. Trevali…
January 17, 2012 Uranium makes a move After a rough 2011, uranium companies started January looking up.
January 17, 2012 Race for Australian mine assets heats up In what is likely to be upbeat year for Australian mining M&A, some large Asian and U.S. companies are ready to bet on the country's coal, iron ore and uranium…
January 17, 2012 India’s quest for coal just beginning While it is the private firms that made most of the acquisitions in the international coal market last year, there is no shortage of money in the war chests of…
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