August 26, 2011 Oilsands Quest forced to extend begging bowl to battered investors once again Oilsands Quest stock was trading below the rights offer price of 20c at the open on Friday after announcing it was extending a rights offer to advance its Axe Lake…
August 26, 2011 Major power users book into nuclear Generators and major users of power in Belgium have come together in a consortium called Blue Sky to contract supplies of nuclear power.
August 26, 2011 BHP Billiton could take on deepwater rigs from BP BHP Billiton could take over running deepwater US Gulf of Mexico operations it shares with British oil giant BP.
August 26, 2011 South Africa’s Optimum Coal confirms bid interest South Africa's Optimum Coal Holdings confirmed on Friday it had received expressions of interest from unnamed third parties, a day after sources close to the deal said commodities trader Glencore…
August 26, 2011 Russian central bank to offer gold-back loans The central bank said Friday it will begin to offer gold-backed loans for up to 90-days at a rate of 7% in a bid to guard against further liquidity crunches.
August 26, 2011 Mining in America more dangerous than policing, statistics show Working in a mine is more dangerous than being a police officer in America, according to the latest data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.
August 26, 2011 10 dead in east China mining accidents Ten people were confirmed dead and three others injured in two unrelated coal mine accidents on Thursday in east China, local authorities said.
August 26, 2011 China shuts down 1,289 illegal coal mines As of the end of July, work safety authorities had shut down 1,289 coal mines in the nationwide crackdown on illegal production at coal mines, Zhao Tiechui, deputy head of…
August 26, 2011 Why U.S. protesters want Obama to “just say no” to Canada’s oilsands Thousands of Americans – many of them high-profile, law-abiding citizens – will be risking arrest over the coming weeks to send a message to their president about importing oil from…
August 25, 2011 50,000 Chileans battle police against billionaire president Reuters reports 50,000 protesters battled police in Chile's capital on Thursday, the second day of a two-day strike against unpopular President Sebastian Pinera. A recent poll put the right-wing leader's…
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
