April 9, 2021 Ecuador holds election closely watched by global miners Leftist Andrés Arauz and right-wing Guillermo Lasso have both vowed to continue promoting the oil and mining sectors, but their approach would be quite different.
April 9, 2021 Expander Energy, Vanderwell get key permit to build Canada’s first biomass-gas-to-liquids plant The Slave Lake biomass-gas-to-liquids proposed project is expected to produce 6.5 million liters per year of low-carbon intensity, clean-burning synthetic diesel fuel.
April 5, 2021 The US has a metals problem Years of neglecting its critical metal supplies is catching up with the United States, as demand for the raw materials needed to build a new green economy that rejects fossil…
April 1, 2021 Canada’s oil sands firms face pressure to spend on transition While oil sands companies are being cautious with cash, Alberta has asked Ottawa to fund a C$30-billion, 10-year program to develop carbon capture.
March 31, 2021 New fuel from plastic waste aims to replace fossil fuels in marine industry Clean Planet Energy plans to use non-recyclable waste plastics to produce two fuels expected to reduce CO2 emissions from the marine industry by 75%.
March 29, 2021 Mexico says some miners returning permits to avoid taxes President Lopez Obrador said the area dedicated to mining concessions was about 120 million hectares.
March 24, 2021 Chevron pulls plug on Kitimat LNG project in BC Chevron owns a 50% stake in the project and will halt further funding after failing to find a buyer.
March 24, 2021 BHP presses to transform Australia’s ‘dysfunctional’ gas market BHP is pressing for Australia's gas market to move away from opaque contract negotiations towards index-based deals.
March 19, 2021 MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week Mining profits reach $230 billion a year, topped only by oil & gas, pharma; Lithium prices continue to soar – up 88% in 2021; Massive new port could give Vale…
March 11, 2021 Shell names former BHP CEO chair Andrew Mackenzie will succeed Charles Holliday who will step down on May 18 after serving six years in the role.
Iamgold’s Lemelin thanks mentor for Africa option Bruno Lemelin recalls his first Iamgold boss urging him to join Essakane in Burkina Faso as regional politics began to unravel. December 26, 2025 | 05:00 am
