December 18, 2011 Shenhua invests $21b to produce alumina from coal ash China Shenhua Group, the country's largest coal producer, on Sunday kicked off construction on a project capable of producing alumina from coal ash, a waste byproduct of thermal power generation.
December 18, 2011 Russian billionaire to build USD 1 billion railroad to coal field Bloomberg reported that Billionaire Mr Ziyavudin Magomedov Summa Group won the right to build a RUB 44.3 billion section of a railroad to coal fields in East Siberia near deposits…
December 18, 2011 Foreign funds flowing to fight oilsands OTTAWA - While debate rages about the Northern Gateway pipeline project to connect Alberta's oilsands to a tanker terminal in Kitimat, B.C., European financing is pouring in to environmental and…
December 18, 2011 States and tribes receive half a billion to clean up abandoned coal mines The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement on Thursday, together with Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar, announced $485 million is being given to states and tribes to eliminate…
December 18, 2011 Canadian MP’s bill would allow foreign ownership of uranium mines A Saskatchewan MP has introduced a bill in Parliament that would, if passed, allow foreign companies to purchase and own Canadian uranium mines.
December 17, 2011 Jobs outlook strong in Australian mining sector – survey Job seekers in the Australian mining and construction industry were likely to benefit from a favourable hiring climate in the first quarter of 2012, said recruitment solutions provider Manpower.
December 17, 2011 Oilsands’ carbon emissions rising The intensity of oilsands carbon emissions — the amount of greenhouse gases created per every barrel of oil produced — increased by two per cent between 2009 and 2010, according…
December 17, 2011 Investors want better returns from mining companies Miners are coming under growing pressure to boost shareholder returns and redress a balance that has seen profit from higher commodity prices ploughed into mammoth growth programmes, higher salaries and…
December 16, 2011 Chiquita agrees to avoid fuel from tar sands refineries Chiquita Brands International will work with ForestEthics to eliminate shipping of Chiquita bananas with fuel from refineries that use Canada’s controversial Tar Sands. Chiquita joins a market trend against Tar…
December 16, 2011 Harper defends oilsands ‘misinformation,’ calls need for them ‘overwhelming’ 2:47 PM | Comments: 0 (including replies) TORONTO - Prime Minister Stephen Harper says the need for Canadian oilsands is "overwhelming." Speaking in Toronto today, Harper defended the oilsands as…
El Salvador adds $50M of gold to reserves At current prices, the value of El Salvador's gold holdings is estimated at $350 million. January 30, 2026 | 08:41 am
