March 27, 2015 Allana Potash sold to Israel Chemicals for $137 million The deal aims to speed up development of Allana’s promising Danakil potash project, in northeast Ethiopia.
March 27, 2015 PetroChina wants to smoothly sail away from the oil sand business The oil giant is “actively engaged” in talks to swap North American assets, mostly Canadian, with international oil companies.
March 27, 2015 Alberta’s oil drillers brace for traditional spring slowdown to stretch until next fall — or longer With world oil prices stubbornly stuck at around US$50 per barrel, Western Canada’s weather-related spring drilling slowdown could easily last until next fall — or longer.
March 26, 2015 JX, Mitsui Mining halt Caserones mine, to take a $421M write down The company said the suspension of operation at the copper is momentary, as northern Chile is being hit by torrential rain and snow.
March 25, 2015 Energy regulator staff probed over handling of TransCanada safety violations The Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA) probe centres on the alleged mishandling of claims of natural gas pipeline violations at TransCanada by engineers working for the…
March 25, 2015 Vancouver zinc miner faces fines in Yukon At the end of January, the company announced it was placing the mine in care and maintenance, citing a commodity price crash, and earlier this month was forced to seek…
March 25, 2015 Oil sands improving on environment, but new technology takes time It’s a seemingly small thing, the matter of a dozen or so degrees difference in the water temperature during one part of the lengthy and complex process of squeezing oil…
March 24, 2015 Here is what it looks like when mining trucks drive across frozen lakes In the farthest reaches of northwestern Canada, there are few people and fewer roads. When winter comes, fuel, explosives, and heavy equipment move north in an unusual way: via trucks…
March 24, 2015 Why are young workers shunning the oil sands? An annual survey of the oil and gas workforce has revealed a surprising trend.
March 24, 2015 Oil sands faces its biggest test in extended downturn The collapse in the market for Canada’s heavy crude below $30 a barrel last week is hammering home a harsh reality for the nation’s oil-sands producers: There’s no one to…
Chile’s Mantoverde copper output hit as labor talks stall, union says The labor authority had notified that the company will not have emergency personnel from the union to keep facilities operational. January 12, 2026 | 11:18 am
