December 2, 2013 Vale slashes investment budget for third straight year to $14.8bn Budget for 2014 is 9.2% lower than last year’s and well below the $18 billion total from 2011.
December 2, 2013 Female killed after Land Cruiser collides with coal truck Worker was on her meal break.
November 29, 2013 Mexican drug lords get firm grip on country’s mines Mexico's notoriously violent drug barons have turned to mining to both expand and diversify their sources of revenue.
November 29, 2013 Shell preached to World Bank about coal "We were talking to them about the impact their policies have on the energy mix of the world."
November 28, 2013 Japan loves coal: Consumption jumps 26% in October As the world's largest importer of liquefied natural gas, this could have implications for the sector.
November 28, 2013 High profits or low profits, tensions with governments rise Over the past decade, the number of disputes that have resulted in international arbitration has increased tenfold for the oil and gas sector and fourfold for the mining industry. And…
November 28, 2013 Canada’s Ontario joins global ‘war on coal’ Province introduces next week legislation aimed to ban the burning of coal and the building of new such plants.
November 27, 2013 Mining sector welcomes Canada’s shift to ‘dollar diplomacy’ By 2018, Canada's government wants small and medium-sized enterprises presence in emerging markets to have grown from 29% to 50%.
November 27, 2013 Global exploration budgets down 29% in 2013 Canada accounted for just over 13% of the total, the smallest share in 14 years. The DRC made it to the top 10 mining destinations for the first time.
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