January 3, 2012 PetroChina takes over Canadian oil sands project Canadian oil producer Athabasca Oil Sands Corp. (TSX: ATH) has exercised its option to sell its remaining 40 per cent interest in the MacKay River oil sands project to Cretaceous,…
January 1, 2012 Molycorp CEO Doubles Down On Shares Even As The Market Doubts Increase On August 15th, Mark Smith, the president and CEO of rare earth producer Molycorp (MCP), made one of the strangest insider purchases I have ever observed. Just two months earlier…
January 1, 2012 Oil sands development pollutes water, wastes gas virtually no regulatory oversight for projects of this type. Their government is using taxpayer money to promote the oil sands industry around the world. Oil sands mining uses twice the…
January 1, 2012 Prophecy Coal Obtains Credit Facilities Totaling $7 Million To Advance Chandgana Project Prophecy Coal Corp. ("Prophecy" or the "Company") (TSX:PCY)(OTCQX:PRPCF)(FRANKFURT:1P2) is pleased to announce that it has executed a term sheet for a secured debt facility of up to $5 million (the…
January 1, 2012 21 US coal miners killed on the job in 2011 The death toll from U.S. coal mine accidents fell to 21 during the past year, the second lowest annual count since the federal government began keeping records more than a…
January 1, 2012 Coal India may form subsidiary for buying coal assets in South Africa State-run Coal India (CIL) is likely to set up a subsidiary for buying coal assets in South Africa, as part of efforts to boost its output.
January 1, 2012 Natural disasters, gold price among Top Mining Stories of 2011 2011 will go down as the year when the wind fell out of the sails of economic recovery and serious storm clouds gathered on the horizon.
December 31, 2011 Environmental groups sue coal company over streams Two environmental groups are suing an Eastern Kentucky coal mine claiming violations of the Clean Water Act.
December 31, 2011 First Nations and environmentalists ready to block Enbridge’s Northern Gateway Interest in the future of Enbridge's $5.5-billion Northern Gateway proposal will rise next year, as public hearings are set to begin on Jan 10.
December 31, 2011 Ventilation shaft drilling using blind boring methods Mine ventilation planning is becoming critical to the production and safety of coal mine operations in Australia.
ERG signs long-term gallium supply deal with Mitsubishi Kazakhstan, which currently produces no gallium, is set to become the world's second-largest producer. December 20, 2025 | 08:34 am
