December 8, 2016 Cenovus resuming Christina Lake oil sands expansion, boosts capex Construction of the 50,000-barrel-a-day expansion will begin in the first half of 2017, the company said.
December 8, 2016 Trump could fuel a nuclear energy boom in 2017 For the vast untapped potential of the nuclear energy industry and the uranium that feeds it, this could contribute to a market-disrupting revival that no longer bows to fear and…
December 8, 2016 Risk of potential oil tanker spill ‘close to zero’ — experts Pipeline ruptures, bunker fuel spills pose a greater risk than a major oil tanker spill, they say.
December 7, 2016 Capital allocation: Canadian miners’ top priority for 2017 With fluctuating commodity prices, the top priorities for Canadian miners next year will be capital allocation, strategic deal making and employing new technology and innovations, a report shows.
December 7, 2016 Global rough diamond production about to reach its peak Global rough diamond production will reach its peak in only three years before entering into a supply deficit by 2020, two separate reports show.
December 7, 2016 Rio Tinto says halt of copper shipments from Oyu Tolgoi ‘a bump in the road’ Chief executive Jean-Sebastian Jacques comments come as the company had to suspend shipments from the Mongolian mine last week.
December 7, 2016 Oil sands/US waterways at risk of spills NRDC: Canadian tanker scheme puts US coasts, key rivers in real danger A flood of dirty oil and possible damaging spills in the Atlantic, Pacific and Mississippi River threatens iconic species, tourism and communities; also would increase climate pollution double Keystone XL’s.
December 7, 2016 Main contractor on Shell LNG Canada project cancels bidding CFSW LNG Constructors – a consortium of four major engineering and construction firms and the lead contractor for LNG Canada – has cancelled the bidding process for the project.
December 7, 2016 Barrick Gold brings in new director to regain strength in Latin America The gold producer said the region will play an increasingly important role in its growth strategy.
December 6, 2016 Chinese-Korean group to build $2 billion lithium batteries plant in Chile Based on the conglomerate's estimates, opening such plant would increase value of the product 35 times, comparing to what it could be obtained by just selling it as lithium carbonate.
US urges partners and allies to increase critical minerals supply chain resiliency Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent hosted his counterparts in Washington to discuss solutions to secure and diversify supply chains for critical minerals. January 12, 2026 | 03:08 pm
