April 28, 2016 Women’s Mining Coalition meets with over 210 Congressional and Regulatory Offices Thirty-eight members of the Women’s Mining Coalition (WMC) from 16 states traveled to Washington D.C. for the 24th annual Fly-In meetings on Capitol Hill.
April 28, 2016 Anglo American to sell Brazilian units to China Molybdenum for $1.5 billion The niobium and phosphates division, which consists of mines, plants, processing facilities, chemical complexes and deposits, was one of Anglo’s more profitable businesses.
April 27, 2016 Global oil supply could face 4.5 million barrels shortfall — Wood Mackenzie Current oil oversupply could reverse within 20 years as low oil prices have forced pricers to slash spending on exploration and production, a report by Wood Mackenzie shows.
April 27, 2016 Stanford University decision to keep fossil fuels holdings triggers uproar The board of trustees said they didn't believe in divesting from the fossil fuel industry until there are competitive and readily available alternatives.
April 27, 2016 Adani’s $12bn Carmichael project hit with yet another lawsuit A green group asked the Supreme Court in Queensland to review the environmental approval of the controversial coal mine and rail project.
April 26, 2016 Forget the Saudis, Texas will win the oil price war Senate told price needed to start pumping from 6,500 drilled but uncompleted wells in US "much lower than global competitors believe or would like it to be"
April 26, 2016 Nova Scotia’s proposed overhaul of mining rules met with criticism, demands While the province says the proposed ruling will cut red tape, environmental groups claim it doesn't do enough to prevent mining on privately protected lands.
April 26, 2016 Teck Resources posts better-than-expected profit as costs drop Canada’s largest diversified miner logged a 38% increased in overall profit for the first quarter of the year.
April 25, 2016 Czech coal miner NWR on the verge of collapse as rescue talks freeze NWR warned that unless the government and creditors agree on the firm's restructuring by Friday, it would have to consider filing for insolvency of OKD.
April 24, 2016 500 jobs lost after Cameco shuts down Rabbit Lake In a further indication of the uranium slump, Cameco (NYSE:CCJ, TSX:CCO) is suspending production at its Rabbit Lake operation in northern Saskatchewan and curtailing production at its US operations.
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