Fort Hills a ‘sweet spot’ for Teck
Teck, which owns 20% of the project, claims it is “one of the best undeveloped oil sands mining assets in the region.”
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The man responsible for integrating Caterpillar’s and Bucyrus’s parts divisions
"We really acquired 10 different product lines and many different companies."
What it takes to be a mine manager at a fly-in, fly-out camp
I have not posted on this blog the past few days. The reason: I was at a fly-in, fly-out camp where the internet connection is sporadic and they do not make it easy to access spurious blogs.
How miners buy into technology
Cultural acceptance.
INFOGRAPHIC: Pad drilling – innovation in the oil and gas industry
This infographic details one of the most significant innovations in the oil and gas industry in recent times, pad drilling.
Kinross Gold allegedly trying to recover Ecuador mine losses
The government may renew Kinross’s rights to the concession, or at least could remove legal hurdles to the prospective sale of Fruta del Norte gold-silver project.
Golconda diamond fails to find buyer at Christie’s auction in Hong Kong
It was expected to fetch up to $10 million.
Mongolia mining reforms seek $1bn in coal, shale investments
The revisions to the country's mining law would increase the area available to exploration to 20%t from around 8%.
Output at No.1 global copper producer slips slightly in first quarter
While output drop was minimal, Codelco's profit dived 38% as a result of lower metal prices.
