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Former Exxon President on mission to clean up oil sands

Canada has given oil sands a dirty reputation, but a breakthrough, commercially viable technology has caught the eye of a former Exxon Mobil president who is putting it to use to clean up Utah's billions of barrels of oil sands.

Oilprice.com | July 31, 2015 | 4:39 am

Survival of the fittest — what to expect for rare earth miners outside China

While analyst predict a rebound in hard-hit rare earth prices later this year, it is still unclear whether companies outside China, the world’s largest producer, will be able to challenge its dominance.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 31, 2015 | 4:30 am

Barrick sells 50% of Zaldivar for $1 billion cash

Family-controlled Antofagasta is surprise buyer of Chile copper mine.

Frik Els | July 30, 2015 | 2:27 pm

Platinum price: New round of industrial action

Amid worst slump in over six years, ruling party of South Africa calls shaft closures and layoffs "unpatriotic" as unions gear up for another brutal fight.

Frik Els | July 30, 2015 | 2:02 pm

Metso recognized as a best supplier of the mining industry in Chile for the fourth consecutive year

Metso was ranked first place in the Mining Industry's Best Performance Supplier of the Minerals Processing segment and third place in the Best Overall Performance Supplier of Mining.

Metso | July 30, 2015 | 12:47 pm

BMO’s Andrew Kaip: The gold majors are back

In this interview with The Gold Report, Kaip names two seniors as Sector Outperformers, and touts the virtues of a half-dozen undervalued near-term gold and silver producers.

The Gold Report | July 30, 2015 | 9:46 am

Nemaska Lithium gets go ahead for its Whabouchi mine in Quebec

The proposed open-pit surface and underground spodumene mine will produce lithium, highly used in the manufacturing of batteries for cell phones and electric cars.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 30, 2015 | 9:45 am

SRK Consulting (SA) – New head for SRK in Africa

SRK Consulting (SA), the Africa arm of the global consulting engineering firm, has appointed principal scientist Vis Reddy as managing director, based in the Johannesburg office.

SRK Consulting | July 30, 2015 | 9:32 am