Spain gets serious about shale
Spain's production of liquid fuels and natural gas is practically zero but the country could be the next shale producer.
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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 these conflicts will only escalate.
Devico Launches Its New DeviCore BBT
Devico’s latest core orientation tool, the DeviCore BBT is an innovative high-performance tool that offers outstanding reliability.
Aluminum prices follow gold’s steps, down to four-year low
Market struggling with oversupply.
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.
Mining billionaire Gina Rinehart is Australia’s chairperson of the year
Award comes as she is dealing with a long-running legal battle with two of her children over who should manage a $4 billion family trust.
Vale ends decade-long dispute with Brazil, pays $9.6bn discounted tax bill
It will pay $2.6bn by the end of the month, and an additional $7bn over the next 15 years.
Rio Tinto goes ahead with $400m iron ore expansion
To boost output at its Australian iron ore mines in the Pilbara region.
UK museum buys gold bracelet from the Iron Age
"First gold Iron Age jewellery ever found in the north of England."
