Nornickel shutters dirty copper smelter in push to go greener

The innovation is expected to eliminate all greenhouse gases associated with the movement of ore and waste rock, equal to 5,000 tons of CO2 per year.

The Johannesburg-based company, however, said it remained interested in a negotiated transaction.

Platform aims to help local suppliers bid for contacts related to the Plan Nord, a provincial initiative to invest about $1.3 billion in infrastructure and other projects over the next five years.

Decision is expected to put an end to years of confrontation between the Canadian miner and the Greek government.

The new venture is part of Randgold's ambitious plan to discover three new deposits in the next five years.

In its annual energy-markets forecast, the IEA remains behind the curve, but not as far behind as it was.

While most miners have managed to straighten the balance sheets, they have not began preparing to deal with a new looming risk —their ability to access workers with the skills needed in an upswing.

Fresh rules aim to counter surging prices for the nation’s top energy source.

Canada’s largest oil and gas company expects production to rise by more than 13% next year and spending to fall by more than $1 billion.