Foresters and provincial officials are burning tens of thousands of trees along the boundary of Jasper National Park to try to slow the spread of mountain pine beetles. Read more;
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Jan
23
Construction of the largest solar power system in Major League Baseball has begun at Petco Park, home of the San Diego Padres. Read more;
Jan
23
Wood Mackenzie sees copper demand increasing significatively over global supply in the next decade and, together with it, miners’ need for reliable sources of water. Read more;
Jan
23
India’s steel ministry is seeking to remove import tax on coking coal to soften the impact of rising costs on users of the key steel-making fuel and promote production of the alloy that’s crucial for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s plan to boost domestic manufacturing. Read more;
Jan
23
1786- Designer of the Alexander Column in Russia, Auguste de Montferrand, is born.
Jan
23
Driven by a drop in single-family construction, U.S. housing starts plunged in December, marking the biggest decline in new residential construction in a little over a year. Read more;
Jan
22
Avanco has agreed to a deal with Brazilian major Vale to purchase 100 per cent of its Pantera copper project in Brazil, in an acquisition expected to cost anywhere between $25 to $44 million. Read more;
Jan
22
Lithium producer Orocobre has released its fourth quarter results for 2017, with production up a massive 84 per cent on its third quarter at 3937 tonnes. Read more;
Jan
22
The Gruyere joint venture between Gold Fields and Gold Road Resources in Western Australia is on target to pour first gold in the March 2019 quarter, with construction about one-third complete. Read more;
Jan
22
1817- British vessel, Diana, sinks off the coast of Malacca.