October 5, 2015 World’s largest coal miner going gangbusters Coal India will add 50 million tonnes to production this year with a target of 1 billion tonnes per year before the end of the decade.
October 5, 2015 Suncor launches $4.3 billion bid for Canadian Oil Sands Canadian Oil Sands has been labouring under low oil prices.
October 5, 2015 Trans-Pacific Partnership will benefit Canada’s mining sector Mining is one of Canada’s largest outward investing sectors.
October 4, 2015 Africa banking on nuclear power It’s no secret that Africa’s economic development has been stifled by the shortage of electricity across the continent.
October 4, 2015 Half of global coal output is uneconomical, Moody’s says Half of the world’s coal isn’t worth digging out of the ground at current prices, according to Moody’s Investors Service.
October 4, 2015 30,000 South African coal miners poised to strike The fate of the South African mining industry is once again in the hands of striking workers.
October 4, 2015 Alberta’s oilsands almost saw nuclear detonation to free up trapped bitumen as part of Operation Cauldron in the 1950s Operation Cauldron, as it was initially baptized, called for the underground detonation of up to 100 nuclear bombs, in hopes of liquefying the stubborn bitumen that had conventional oil extraction…
October 2, 2015 Eldorado Gold in the green after Greek court decision A decision on Friday by a Greek court going in favour of Eldorado Gold's (TSX:ELD) Skouris mine has bumped the stock up by close to 10 percent.
October 2, 2015 Controversial BC coal mine green-lighted with conditions BC government grants environmental assessment certificate with 24 conditions.
October 1, 2015 Commodities terrible, terrible quarter in just one chart Unless you were hiding out in rough rice or lean hogs, commodities were not your friend in the third quarter of 2015.
