December 20, 2011 Lower gold grades cause drop in Newcrest shares Sydney Morning Herald reported that Newcrest Mining's (ASX:NCM) shares fell after news its gold grades were diminishing.
December 20, 2011 China’s Yancoal proposes assets merger with Gloucester Coal According to a source close to the deal, Chinese-controlled Yancoal Australia has approached Gloucester Coal with a plan to merge their neighbouring coal assets in Australia.
December 20, 2011 Chiquita, Tides Canada defend oilsands activism Chiquita has denied that it's boycotting Canada’s oilsands as a fuel source for shipping its fruit. Instead, the company said it’s just expressing a “preference for fuels with lower than…
December 19, 2011 First Uranium to lay off 1,850 employees at South African mine First Uranium said it plans to lay off up to 1,850 employees at its Ezulwini Mine in South Africa.
December 19, 2011 Oil Sands Project: New Key to Environmentalism? Security payroll tax cuts, which also included a measure to quickly move ahead with the controversial Keystone XL oil sands pipeline. Given that there are already more than 2.3 million…
December 19, 2011 How an Oil Sands Project Has Become Key to Environmentalism Security payroll tax cuts, which also included a measure to quickly move ahead with the controversial Keystone XL oil sands pipeline. Given that there are already more than 2.3 million…
December 19, 2011 Total gets go ahead for oil sands project The Canadian government gave Total approval to start construction on its C$9 billion ($8.9 billion) Joslyn North oil sands project in Alberta, marking the fifth mining development in the vast…
December 19, 2011 Harper says oilsands’ need for them ‘overwhelming’ TORONTO — The need for Canadian oilsands is “overwhelming” and the government will work hard to combat misinformation about its environmental impact, the prime minister said Friday. Stephen Harper launched…
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