August 9, 2017 Glencore secures leases for Wandoan coal project, environmentalists react The Anglo–Swiss multinational secured the first mining leases for its $7 billion Wandoan coal project in Queensland’s Surat Basin
August 8, 2017 Good and bad news from Japan-China oil sands projects in Canada On the bright side, the companies have started production of ultra-heavy crude oil at their Hangingstone Oil Sands Project in Alberta
August 6, 2017 Cantor analyst: ‘This is the best uranium PEA we have ever seen’ NexGen Energy Ltd. (NXE:TSX; NXE:NYSE.MKT) announced its maiden preliminary economic assessment (PEA) of the "basement-hosted" Arrow Deposit on July 31.
August 4, 2017 BHP presses for cheaper power ahead of Olympic Dam mine expansion BHP Billiton is looking for ways to shore up power supply and bring down power costs at its Olympic Dam copper mine in Australia, as it plans to expand following…
August 4, 2017 Warnings for safety violations at newly opened coal mine in Canada pile up — report Donkin coal mine, in Cape Breton, has had at least 10 compliance orders and 29 warnings since it began producing in February, a report claims.
August 2, 2017 This oil price rally has reached its limit Last week, crude oil rallied the most so far this year, gaining more than 8 percent, or $4 per barrel.
August 2, 2017 Yancoal seeks $2.5bn from investors to pay for Rio’s Aussie coal mines Former rival bidder Glencore will subscribe to $300 million worth of the rights offer.
August 2, 2017 Rio Tinto’s first-half profit soars 93%, investors getting $3bn back The company will return a total of $3 billion to shareholders: $2 billion on the dividend side and $1 billion of share buybacks.
August 1, 2017 Caterpillar in search of new CFO as Halverson to retire next year Brad Halverson has spent nearly three decades with the mining and construction equipment maker.
GRAPHIC-Gold and silver soar in year-end rally Investors have not treated the festive break as an occasion to take profits. December 22, 2025 | 12:08 pm
