October 25, 2016 Botswana Diamonds finds octahedron in sample material at Orapa The company, which began exploring the area in March this year, said that specialists from its joint venture partner Alrosa are reanalyzing 80 tonnes of samples that were sent to…
October 25, 2016 Anglo American soars on positive production report Shares were up more than 5% after the firm posted higher output across all divisions, except for copper, and said market conditions for its diamond business had improved.
October 25, 2016 Caterpillar axes sales forecast, warns factors depressing orders could linger While quarterly earnings beat analysts expectations, revenue fell short of estimates and CAT also lowered its full-year guidance.
October 25, 2016 The world’s largest nuclear power station went on a treasure hunt—here’s what they found As operator of the world’s largest nuclear power station, Bruce Power LP generates staggering amounts of electricity — roughly 50 terawatts each year, according to James Scongack, the Tiverton, Ont.-based…
October 24, 2016 Caterpillar rally hindered by fresh drop in sales The world’s largest heavy machinery maker has logged a 18% drop in global sales of machinery for the three-month period ended in September.
October 24, 2016 Mining robots key to colonizing Mars — Elon Musk He envisions people living in big glass-carbon fiber domes on the surface, with additional areas mined out below the surface by robots for "industrial" uses.
October 24, 2016 CHART: No stopping insane coal price rally Steelmaking coal surges again and seaborne price for coal used in power generation reaches highest since May 2012.
October 24, 2016 Decision on coal mine close to UK reserve ‘could spell end’ to industry Banks Group’s Highthorn coal mine would provide about 100 jobs during its five-year operation, with no mining activity planned within 500 metres of Druridge Bay beach.
October 23, 2016 Oil sands producers face looming bottleneck, even with Trans Mountain pipeline expansion Oilsands producers are likely to face a pipeline shortage in coming years, even amid growing optimism that a major pipeline could soon receive federal approval and ease industry’s pipeline constraints.
October 23, 2016 Chinese coal-mining boss sentenced to death The former manager of a Chinese state-owned coal-mining firm has been found guilty of accepting bribes and given a death sentence.
Glencore buys majority stake in Dutch fuel company FincoEnergies Finco is a major player in the Dutch wholesale fuel market and in the region's biofuels and low-carbon fuel sectors. December 22, 2025 | 05:21 am
