November 6, 2015 Regulator to weigh on Suncor attempts to take over Canadian Oil Sands Suncor steeped up its hostile Cdn$4.3bn bid for COS by asking the Alberta Securities Commission to strike down the target’s rights plan to prevent a takeover.
October 19, 2015 Canadian Oil Sands asks shareholders to reject Suncor’s $3.3 billion hostile bid The company said Suncor Energy’s hostile takeover offer was "undervalued, opportunistic and exploitive."
October 8, 2015 Suncor calls Canadian Oil Sands’ poison pill ‘inappropriate’ "Disappointed but not surprised"
October 5, 2015 Suncor launches $4.3 billion bid for Canadian Oil Sands Canadian Oil Sands has been labouring under low oil prices.
September 8, 2015 Canadian regulator lets Nexen reopen 40 utility pipelines at Long Lake The remaining 55 pipelines affected by a suspension order must stay closed until the company can demonstrate they're safe.
September 3, 2015 Canadian Oil Sands project to operate at ‘minimal’ rates until end of the month The largest synthetic crude oil processing facility in Canada is slowly recovering from a fire that damaged equipment and communication lines over the weekend.
August 31, 2015 Fire damages Canadian Syncrude equipment, forces firm to halt production The incident adds to the firm's mounting challenges, including swinging to a loss, growing debt, unplanned equipment outages and Moody’s Investors Service recent cut of the company's credit rating.
April 3, 2015 Chile’s floods: What others are not telling you While miners operating in the affected area did not reported any serious damage, blocked roads forced some to halt operations and the final costs remain to be seen.
March 26, 2015 JX, Mitsui Mining halt Caserones mine, to take a $421M write down The company said the suspension of operation at the copper is momentary, as northern Chile is being hit by torrential rain and snow.
Ivanhoe Mines begins copper anode production at new Congo smelter The facility, with a steady-state capacity of 500,000 tonnes per annum, would be the largest in Africa once ramped up. January 02, 2026 | 08:44 am
Aluminum price hits $3,000 for first time since 2022 on supply concern A cap on Chinese smelting capacity and constraints to European production due to higher electricity prices have chipped away at global inventories. January 02, 2026 | 08:05 am
Vale Indonesia halts mining activities on delayed approval for 2026 output plan All miners in Indonesia are required to submit an annual production plan for official approval with the government setting output quotas for the industry. January 02, 2026 | 07:57 am