September 21, 2016 Frack Sand: The unsung hero of the OPEC oil war The late-2014, Saudi-initiated oil-price war may have taken the 'boom' out of the US shale industry as it seriously threatened OPEC market share, but Saudi victory has been elusive.
September 21, 2016 Suncor to take $80 million hit after Nova Scotia project found non-commercial The charge is related to the first exploration well of its joint venture in the Shelburne basin, south of Nova Scotia.
September 21, 2016 One of world’s largest, newest diamond mines is now open Gahcho Kué, a joint venture between De Beers Canada (51%) and Mountain Province Diamonds (49%), is expected to inject $5.2bn into Canada’s economy.
September 21, 2016 Slowdown at Minto copper mine poses challenges to Canada’s Yukon territory A new report by the Conference Board of Canada states that the Yukon’s economy is facing the bleakest near-term outlook in the country.
September 20, 2016 Northern Gateway will not appeal Federal Court of Appeal decision that reversed project approval Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr has until Thursday to make a decision.
September 20, 2016 Tintina Resources resubmits operating permit application for Montana copper mine Montana's Department of Environmental Quality expressed concerns about the Black Butte copper project's potential impacts from tailings.
September 20, 2016 Investors can’t get enough of South America’s ‘lithium triangle’ More than half of the world’s identified resources of the mineral are found in South America's "lithium triangle", a region where Canada's Wealth Minerals has been acquiring assets.
September 19, 2016 Updated preliminary feasibility study completed for Seabridge Gold’s KSM project Seabridge Gold Inc. announced today the results of an updated Preliminary Feasibility Study (the “2016 PFS”) for its 100% owned KSM project located in northern British Columbia, Canada.
September 19, 2016 Mandalay resources resumes mining operations at Cerro Bayo Operations returned to normal in all areas, excluding around the location where an accident occurred on September 10, 2016, while investigations continue.
September 19, 2016 For mining companies, digitization is the next gold rush — Barrick’s Thornton The only way companies will cut costs and increase efficiency will be to embed digital technologies in every dimension of how mines are operated and managed, says Barrick Gold.
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