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Canadian energy firms push alternatives to oil sands

Western Canada's conventional energy producers are looking to step out of the long shadow cast by the oil-sands sector to tout the economic and environmental benefits of light oil and natural gas development.

Globe and Mail | September 3, 2017 | 11:25 am

S. Korea’s SK Innovation starts production of batteries with more nickel

South Korea’s SK Innovation said on Thursday it has started commercial production of lithium-ion batteries with an increased portion of nickel, while reducing the usage of expensive components such as cobalt to extend battery life and cut costs.

Reuters | September 3, 2017 | 11:13 am

Colombian First Nations protest against coal mine

Wayuu leaders traveled to Bogotá to protest against El Cerrejón, the thermal coal open-pit mine owned by Glencore, BHP Billiton and Anglo American

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | September 1, 2017 | 6:51 pm

Ecuador expects $488 million in revenue from industrial mining

The Lenin Moreno government has recently granted 237 mining concessions to private companies

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | September 1, 2017 | 5:15 pm

Kiwis protest against seabed mining

The Green Party wants to create New Zealand’s largest marine mammal sanctuary in order to stop extractive activities in the South Taranaki Bight

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | September 1, 2017 | 4:16 pm

Newmont begins production at Tanami expansion project in Australia

Company expects to increase gold production at Tanami by 80,000 ounces annually, reaching between 425,000-475,000 ounces a year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 1, 2017 | 5:28 am

Peru to auction $2 billion Michiquillay copper project in November

The massive project is expected to process close to 80,000 tonnes of copper ore a day.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 1, 2017 | 3:38 am

Boom, bust and boom again for rare earths?

As ever with rare earths, this is all about what is happening in China, the world's dominant producer of these critical materials.

Reuters | September 1, 2017 | 2:00 am

Globe 24-7 launches new consultancy division: Globe Competency Assurance

Division will manage the end-to-end process to assess, select, train and on-board unskilled and semi-skilled national employees within the mining, oil & gas and energy industries with a particular focus on developing countries.

Globe 24-7 | September 1, 2017 | 12:55 am

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