December 12, 2014 BP-Husky new Canadian oil sands project begins operations The Sunrise Phase 1 oil sands project is expected to have initial capacity of 60,000 barrels per day.
December 11, 2014 Major miner ‘Divesting’ out of China – CEO explains Eldorado’s move It is planning to partially divest itself of its Chinese assets, placing them into a new company listed in China, and partially owned by new Chinese investors.
December 11, 2014 Fracking bans unjustified, says Fraser Institute Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, is not without its risks, but outright bans are unjustified: Fraser Institute
December 10, 2014 Miners in Guatemala to pay ten times more royalties President Otto Perez Molina has approved a new rule passed by the Congress last week, which rises taxes to transnational miners operating in the country from 1% to 10%.
December 10, 2014 Confronting the potential extinction of a Canadian institution To a packed crowd in Vancouver yesterday, veteran junior resource analyst John Kaiser gave a presentation hosted by AME BC entitled, Confronting the Potential Extinction of a Canadian Institution.
December 10, 2014 Yamana Gold to group Brazil mines under new unit The miner became the latest company to spin off non-core, underperforming assets.
December 9, 2014 Larger players account for 40% of global exploration budgets A study of about 40 explorers budgeting at least US$50 million total shows the larger players allocated a total of US$4.33 billion and accounted for 40% of the US$10.74 billion…
December 9, 2014 Obama’s ’Colbert’ show appearance no laughing matter for Canada’s oil patch In the Monday night episode of “The Colbert Report,” the joke was on Canada’s oil industry. That’s because the featured guest appeared to take a dig at the industry’s long-awaited,…
December 7, 2014 First Nation in B.C. sets out tougher rules for mining in its territory A group of First Nations from Williams Lake, B.C., whose territory includes the area devastated by the Mount Polley tailings pond breach has created a detailed mining policy that will…
December 7, 2014 After the gold rush Under the golden light of the setting Saharan sun, two types of workers shuffle between concrete huts on their way home, still bathed in sweat from a day in the…
Australian lithium miner PLS Group signs supply deal with China’s Canmax Company has signed an offtake deal to supply 150,000 tonnes of spodumene concentrate for two year. February 09, 2026 | 01:46 pm
