March 28, 2012 Canadian crude falls to $47.50 below world price after dropping 14% in one day Bitumen is expensive to extract, upgrade and refine and cannot compete with the many new shale oil plays, which have pushed US production to its highest level in a decade.
March 28, 2012 Workers for rival miners brawl at pubs A Port Hedland pub has banned patrons from wearing work uniforms due to rising tensions between the workers of rival Pilbara mining companies.
March 28, 2012 South Korean companies want to establish 6,000 MW coal power plants in Turkey Today Energy minister Taner Yildiz said that South Korean companies were interested in establishing 5,000-6,000 MW coal-fired power plants in Turkey.
March 28, 2012 Fire forces lead smelter closure in Missouri The Doe Run Company had to declare force majeure at its lead smelter in Herculaneum, Missouri, after a fire at the plant.
March 28, 2012 Mitsubishi pays $81m for 25% stake in PGM mine Japanese conglomerate Mitsubishi Corp will pay $81.25 million to acquire a 25% ownership in the Marathon PGM and copper project owned by Stillwater Mining.
March 28, 2012 Alberta premier promises $3 billion to help clean up oil sands Alison Redford, the premier of the Canadian province of Alberta, promised on Wednesday to spend $3 billion on clean-up projects in the oil sands.
March 28, 2012 Mine Health & Safety as a Guide to Sound Investing A radical thesis: If I had a million dollars to invest in a single mine, I would go meet the mine's health and safety officer. If he impressed me, I…
March 28, 2012 Valhalla to remain halted Valhalla is a Canadian mineral exploration company focusing on the discovery and development of base and precious metal opportunities in Turkey and Romania.
March 28, 2012 Goldman Sachs says buy gold. Right now! The investment bank argues that gold is not a good long-term investment, but offers a compelling medium term trade.
March 28, 2012 AuRico Gold dumps Australian mines for $105 million AuRico Gold pulled the trigger on its Australian operations on Tuesday, selling the Stawell and Fosterville mines to Crocodile Gold Corp for up to $105 million.
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
