September 30, 2015

Low commodity prices could persist says Lagarde

Change that is "necessary and healthy"

September 29, 2015

Rio Tinto agrees sale of interest in Bengalla Joint Venture for US$606 million

Bengalla is the smallest of three coal mines in the Hunter Valley of New South Wales in which Rio Tinto holds an interest, producing 8.6 million tonnes (3.4 million tonnes…

September 29, 2015

Athabasca meets year-end production targets at Hangingstone oilsands project

Athabasca said in a news release that bitumen production averaged 3,200 barrels per day in September and has recently jumped to 4,000 bpd.

September 29, 2015

Why Canada’s last great hope for the oilsands is no slam dunk

“If it’s built, it will be used and useful.”

September 29, 2015

XPrize competition offers $20M to reduce carbon emissions

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September 29, 2015

Alberta to phase out coal ‘as quickly as we reasonably can’ says premier

Net carbon pricing may be too low.

September 29, 2015

Could mining in Iran supplant the country’s oil business?

Iran is ranked among 15 major mineral-rich countries with potential reserves worth $770 billion.

September 29, 2015

Navigating the post PPL No. P15-IV-01 workplace examination

The current metal/non-metal examination regulation falls far short of this important benchmark (clarity in terms of its requirements).

September 29, 2015

Australia’s minerals sector facing skills crisis

The mining industry is now losing highly skilled professionals as they pursue alternative work.

September 28, 2015

World’s first deep sea mining proposal ignores consequences of its impacts on oceans

As the deep sea mining industry chases investors at the Asia Pacific Deep Sea Mining Summit, a new critique by the Deep Sea Mining Campaign reveals indefensible flaws in the…