December 19, 2011 How an Oil Sands Project Has Become Key to Environmentalism Security payroll tax cuts, which also included a measure to quickly move ahead with the controversial Keystone XL oil sands pipeline. Given that there are already more than 2.3 million…
December 19, 2011 Total gets go ahead for oil sands project The Canadian government gave Total approval to start construction on its C$9 billion ($8.9 billion) Joslyn North oil sands project in Alberta, marking the fifth mining development in the vast…
December 19, 2011 London Mining delays first Marampa shipment The miner has delayed the first shipment from its Marampa iron ore mine in Sierra Leone to January to allow it to use larger supramax sized vessels instead of handymax…
December 19, 2011 Gold mining investors in particular seeking better returns Miners, and gold miners in particular, are increasingly being pressured to rebalance profit allocations away from massive capex programmes toward better returns for shareholders
December 19, 2011 Big opportunities in gold junior M and A: Gray and Campbell Junior explorers may be underperforming the gold price this year but technical aspects make a number attractive targets. The Gold Report, interviews Michael Gray and Shawn Campbell of Macquarie Capital.
December 19, 2011 Weaker gold prices likely to continue into Q1 2012 – poll According to a poll of 20 hedge fund managers, economists and traders, prices of the yellow metal are unlikely to retest their highs until later into 2012 at the earliest
December 19, 2011 Harper says oilsands’ need for them ‘overwhelming’ TORONTO — The need for Canadian oilsands is “overwhelming” and the government will work hard to combat misinformation about its environmental impact, the prime minister said Friday. Stephen Harper launched…
December 19, 2011 Redpath launches dedicated coal division with major project announcement Redpath, one of the world’s leading mining contractors, has launched its dedicated Australian coal mining division as it aims to position itself as one of the country’s leading mining contractors.…
December 19, 2011 Paste thickening solution for LKAB from Outotec Outotec has agreed with LKAB on the delivery of a technology package for thickening the tailings in the Svappavaara iron ore mine in Sweden. Outotec's scope of delivery includes engineering…
December 18, 2011 China unlikely to hit nuclear power target If the uranium industry was hoping that China would be the tide that floats all boats, it will have to wait longer than expected.
BNP backs gold price to hit $6,000 as rally ‘makes sense’ The gold-silver ratio, while still lower than its two-year average in the 80s, has bounced back, said Wilson, BNP’s director of commodities strategy. February 10, 2026 | 03:14 pm