Operation Cauldron, as it was initially baptized, called for the underground detonation of up to 100 nuclear bombs, in hopes of liquefying the stubborn bitumen that had conventional oil extraction experts stumped.

A Vancouver-based junior mining company says it is the first to discover potash in Alberta. Pacific Potash Corp. said Wednesday that its […]

Imperial Oil’s plan to truck huge pieces of oilsands mining equipment through Montana and into Alberta has hit a speed bump. Montana Fourth Judicial District Court Judge Ray J. Dayton issued a ruling Tuesday that prevents the state’s Department of Transportation from granting the permits required to transport the oversized loads.