November 1, 2012 $17 billion in Canadian oil sands assets up for sale Calgary energy investment bank Peters & Co. said oil sands assets worth $17-billion are for sale today in Canada formally and informally — about the same value as oil sands…
November 1, 2012 Striking South African coal miners killed at Canadian mine South African police fired tear gas on Thursday to disperse a group of striking coal miners a day after security guards killed two workers that had tried to break into…
November 1, 2012 TransCanada to build $1 billion pipeline in Mexico while being audited by Canadian regulators TransCanada Corp. (TSX,NYSE:TRP) will invest about $1 billion in a new natural gas pipeline in Mexico after being granted a permit to contract to build, own and operate the duct…
November 1, 2012 CNOOC to become China’s biggest owner of LNG assets in Australia Deal is one of China's biggest investments in Australia
November 1, 2012 Australia’s mining workforce up 65% over five year period 69,667 more Australians joined the mining industry from 2006 - 2011
October 31, 2012 Robert Redford lends his voice to anti-fracking movement Oscar winner and veteran heartthrob Robert Redford has decided to contribute some of his starpower to America’s anti-fracking campaign. ABC reports that […]
October 31, 2012 BHP introduces robot fleet in Pilbara BHP will in time set up similar facilities for its Queensland coal mines and at its Escondida copper mine in Chile.
October 31, 2012 Canada looks into the hiring of Chinese miners in B.C. Canada’s federal government has launched a formal investigation into the use of foreign workers at a HD Mining International Ltd.’s coal mine in northern British Columbia, joining the provincial government,…
October 31, 2012 Canada’s economy drops as mining and oil plunge Canada’s economy shrank 0.1% in August, the first drop in six months, driven mainly by depressed manufacturing and energy sectors, Statistics Canada said Wednesday.
October 31, 2012 EU delays Glencore-Xstrata merger verdict The European Commission said Wednesday it is delaying the deadline to emit a verdict on Glencore International PLC's $70 billion merger proposal with Xstrata (LON:XTA) after Glencore (LON:GLENA) made concessions…
Rio Tinto’s fourth-quarter iron ore, copper output beat estimates Despite the comeback performance, Rio Tinto is still in danger of losing the top producer spot to Brazil's Vale. January 20, 2026 | 02:08 pm
