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.
January 26, 2015 No recession for Alberta, just ‘zero growth’ as oil price nosedives According to TD's latest report, real GDP growth in Alberta will inch forward by only 0.5% this year before speeding up to 1.8% in 2016.
January 13, 2015 Oil price debacle likely to drive Alberta into recession: report According to the Conference Board of Canada, the province faces more than just a slowdown.
January 5, 2015 Codelco pre-tax profits down despite output increase Pre-tax profit for the year was a bit over US$3 billion, a decline of $760 million when compared to 2013.
December 17, 2014 EU spares Canadian oil sands the ‘dirty fuel’ label The vote of the full plenary was prompted earlier this month when the EU's environment committee rejected a deal worked out after more than two years of lobbying by Canada.
December 3, 2014 Canadian premiers say Energy East pipeline a ‘nation-building’ exercise Ontario and Alberta agree the controversial $12bn Energy East pipeline is a “nation-building” exercise and said they'd work together on the issue.
November 20, 2014 Quebec sets conditions for TransCanada as poll shows falling support for pipeline TransCanada Corp’s key projects face increasing hurdles locally and across the border.
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
