May 18, 2012 India the next China? Don’t bet on it, says BHP Michael Pascoe, writing for the Sydney Morning Herald, hits on a little-reported theme gleaned from remarks by BHP Billiton chairman Jac Nasser this week in Sydney.
May 18, 2012 China is developing a grid better for coal than renewables: report China won’t meet its carbon and energy intensity targets unless dramatic changes to its electricity grid are applied, says a study by U.S.-based Energy Transition Research Institute.
May 18, 2012 One step closer to a better US permitting process Yesterday, the House Committee on Natural Resources passed H.R. 4402, the National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act of 2012. The bill, offered by Rep. Amodei (R-Nev.), received strong support…
May 18, 2012 Canadian oil sands output could surpass expectations CIBC World Markets analyst expects a production jump to 2 million to 2.5 billion barrels a day by 2020 from last year's output of 1.6 million bpd.
May 18, 2012 TSX heads higher, commodities mixed The Toronto stock market was higher Friday as traders picked up stocks that have sold off this month on worries about Greece leaving the eurozone and generally slowing economic conditions.
May 18, 2012 New study considers water consumption in oil sands Can Alberta's oil sands balance environmental tradeoffs and economic returns? According to a new study from Alberta Innovates & Energy and Environmental Solutions (AI-EES), there may be a way.
May 17, 2012 Mongolia legislates caps on foreign investment Mongolia is capping foreign investment in certain industries, including mining, in an attempt to keep profits inside the mineral-rich nation's borders.
May 17, 2012 Expat execs in Africa: Without ‘danger pay’ how does the money stack up now? Africa's economic indicators are all pointing up, but executive pay packages and living arrangements for expatriates are changing too.
May 17, 2012 Coal miners rally against Biden in Ohio Vice President Joe Biden, campaigning in Ohio, got a frosty reception from a group of coal miners opposed to the Obama Administration's anti-coal stance.
May 17, 2012 Paladin’s Malawi mine still not at full production after strike Full production at ASX- and TSX-listed Paladin Energy’s Kayelekera uranium mine in Malawi eluded the company’s grasp as workers continued to strike, it said on Thursday.
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