November 16, 2017 BHP to exit shale within two years, sell nickel assets “We have a strong sense of urgency,” chief executive Andrew Mackenzie told reporters following the company’s annual general meeting in Melbourne.
November 15, 2017 Suncor’s $5 billion 2018 budget focuses on maintenance, not growth Suncor Energy Inc. says it will spend between $4.5 billion and $5 billion in 2018 to deliver average upstream production of about 760,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day.
November 15, 2017 Zonte Metals acquires iron oxide copper gold project According to the company's CEO, exploration is expected to start shortly in the form a ground magnetic survey over portions of the project.
November 15, 2017 GoviEx Uranium granted the Agaliouk exploration permit in Niger New permit is adjacent to the company's Madaouela Project and increases its total measured and indicated resources by approx 12% to 110.76 million pounds.
November 14, 2017 Ink from ancient Egyptian papyri contains copper The pigments were likely obtained as a byproduct of sulfurous ore smelting.
November 14, 2017 Suncor Energy’s Steve Williams appoints Mark Little as chief operating officer Steve Williams, chief executive officer at Suncor, today announced the appointment of Mark Little, currently president, Upstream, as chief operating officer (COO).
November 14, 2017 Texas uranium deposits could meet US nuclear energy demand for almost a year But low prices for the radioactive commodity remain a challenge, the latest report by the US Geological Survey (USGS) shows.
November 14, 2017 Former Xstrata CEO Mick Davis may become Rio Tinto new chairman The mining veteran could face competition from internal candidates, including former head of UK gas company Centrica, Sam Laidlaw, who now sits on Rio’s board.
November 13, 2017 French energy company’s shares sink on falling demand and nuclear outages EDF has been experiencing delays in restarting some of its nuclear reactors.
November 13, 2017 Venezuela’s Mining Arch in the spotlight again New reports highlighting the environmental dangers posed by mineral exploitation at the Mining Arch have emerged, as Venezuelan officials try to convince Alrosa to invest in the project.
South32 posts nearly 17% jump in quarterly manganese output The world's biggest manganese producer produced 1.3 million wet metric tons of the steel additive for the December quarter. January 21, 2026 | 02:06 pm
