Slow growth for Europe’s mining sector — report

Robert Bensh—managing director and partner at Pelicourt, a Western-owned oil and gas company discusses navigating tricky conflict zones.

After a year and a half of lower crude prices, there is little expectation that Opec, under pressure from dominant force Saudi Arabia, will change course at this week’s meeting.

World's five largest mining companies together have lost an astonishing $570 billion in market value since 2011–the worst period of performance since 1966.

The poison pill provision must expire by Monday, Jan. 4, 2016.

Iran is opening $29 billion of projects to foreign investors once sanctions are lifted – acquiring new mining equipment and technology is a top priority.

Mining investment in Australia is forecast to fall a further 58% the next three years.

The Amrun mine is expected to open in 2019 and initially produce 22.8 million metric tons of bauxite a yera.

Canada’s Athabasca Basin is arguably the best place to look for uranium in the world, and it’s the backyard of Cameco, the world’s largest producer.

While the law lets citizens mine, sell and own riches mined in space, it does not grant sovereignty, ownership, exclusive rights or jurisdiction over any celestial body.