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Billions of barrels-worth of shale oil found in southern England

The discovery has already pushed British authorities to start mulling plans to ease rules on accessing shale oil and gas, including drilling without landowners' permission.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 23, 2014 | 1:49 pm

EPA sued over process that could block Pebble Mine in Alaska

The suit says the agency may kill the project before mine plans are finalized or it’s evaluated through the permitting process.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 23, 2014 | 12:15 pm

Barclays gets a US$44 million fine over gold fix

On top of the fine, one of the bank's former traders has been banned from working in London.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 23, 2014 | 9:33 am

Petronas CEO warns BC against ‘unrealistic expectations’ on LNG

The B.C. government’s annual three-day LNG Conference opened May 21 in the shadow of an announcement that Russia had signed a $400 billion, 30-year deal to supply natural gas to China – one of B.C.’s hoped for long-term liquefied natural gas customers.

Business in Vancouver | May 22, 2014 | 8:10 pm

Gold price jumps after India eases import curbs

New York price briefly back above $1,300 as Indian central bank relaxes import rules for traders and banks and rupee price tumbles to nine-month low.

Frik Els | May 22, 2014 | 7:51 pm

Measuring concrete cracks safely and accurately using the Leica Viva TS11 KUMONOS

Leica Geosystems and Kansai Construction Survey Company announced today the release of the KUMONOS system, a safe and easy-to-use concrete crack monitoring system using the Leica Viva TS11 Total Station.

Leica Geosystems | May 22, 2014 | 7:09 pm

Pan American Silver expects Argentina open pit ban to be lifted this year

"We're seeing some positive developments in Argentina relative to attracting foreign investment."

Frik Els | May 22, 2014 | 6:27 pm

Canadian firms sue Barrick over divisive Pascua-Lama project

The lawsuit alleges Barrick knew or should have known that it would have to overcome significant obstacles with its $8.5bn Pascua-Lamas gold-silver project.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 22, 2014 | 6:07 pm

Komatsu, Finning CAT and FLSmidth are Chile’s top mining suppliers

In its third annual edition, the ranking of best mining suppliers in Chile also reveals that 62% of respondents believe they can find a better supplier than the one they already have.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | May 22, 2014 | 4:32 pm

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