February 24, 2015 South Africa drops out of top 10 in Africa for mining investment Namibia and Botswana top the latest mining investment attractiveness index for the continent and move into top 25 worldwide.
February 24, 2015 Biggest steel breakthrough in decades Korean scientists create a cheap, flexible steel with a strength to weight ratio of today's best titanium alloys using a nickel catalyst.
February 24, 2015 Canada’s oil sands cash flows set to drop by $21 billion Current operational costs for producers have reached $37 to $40 per barrel. Benchmark U.S. crude, meanwhile, is trading at around $50 a barrel.
February 24, 2015 BHP pins hopes on spin-off South32 In the second half of 2014 the businesses bound for South32 generated $5bn worth of revenue and almost $890m of earnings before interest and tax.
February 24, 2015 Fipke, Ulansky take uranium hunt outside the Basin Chad Ulansky cut his teeth on Ekati, Canada’s first diamond discovery, but it’s uranium that he’s hunting for now in Canada’s frozen North.
February 24, 2015 The easy oil is gone so where do we look now? In 2008, Canadian economist Jeff Rubin stunned the oil market with a bold prediction: With the world economy growing at 5 percent a year, oil demand would grow with it,…
February 24, 2015 Canada’s Saskatchewan second only to Finland as world’s top mining destination The potash and oil-rich province was placed at the top of the Fraser Institute's annual rank of mining companies.
February 24, 2015 Shell pulls plug on long-delayed Alberta oil sands mine – The Globe and Mail Royal Dutch Shell Plc is shelving plans to build a new oil sands mine in northern Alberta, the largest such project to be deferred as producers struggle with low energy…
February 23, 2015 BHP slashing costs faster than expected World number one miner notches "productivity gains" of $2.4 billion as profits fall 47% in second half of 2014.
February 23, 2015 Coal miners jailed for Mongolia tax evasion seek pardon US citizen Justin Kapla and two Philippine nationals sentenced to 5 – 6 years in jail while working for coal miner SouthGobi appeal to Mongolian president.
Critical Metals expects to close Greenland supply deals in Q1 2026, CEO says The company has already pre-sold 75% of planned output, split between the US and Europe. December 31, 2025 | 12:08 pm
