Using natural gas to mine for oil sands – a strategy by Shell and Caterpillar
The companies have signed an agreement to test a new truck engine which would run on liquefied natural gas rather than diesel.
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US oil output to reach near record high in 2016
Mainly thanks to improvements in the techniques of horizontal drilling and fracking, says the EIA.
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Primero Mining buys Brigus Gold for $208 million
The transaction creates a diversified, Americas-based mid-tier gold producer that would generate the equivalent of 250,000 to 270,000 ounces of gold next year.
Brazil’s Vale sells two of its copper mines in Chile
Vale got $25 million for the mines, way below the $200 million it had invested on them.
Australia’s promise to assist BHP with its Olympic Dam expansion
South Australian Premier, Jay Weatherill, has reproached the federal government for saying BHP could resume its Olympic Dam expansion within months, calling it a "cruel hoax."
Peru’s mining attracted close to $9bn in investments this year
The potential is appealing. Peru holds13% of the world's copper reserves, 4% of gold, 22% of silver, 7.6% of zinc, 9% of lead and 6% of tin reserves.
Australian mining jobs sector still growing, but new skills needed, report finds
Employment in the mining sector will rise by 7.4% over the next four years, with the oil and gas sector providing the largest number of new jobs
Amid fierce political opposition, US uranium miner suspends mine plans
Decades-long ban on uranium mining in Virginia is proving very difficult to change.
