Suncor Energy (TSX:SU), Canada's second-largest energy producer, announced Monday its majority-owned Fort Hills oil sands project in Alberta had achieved first oil over the weekend. Click here to view full story;
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It was undoubtedly a better year for Australia’s leading mining services companies in 2017. Click here to view full story;
The Association of Mining and Exploration Companies (AMEC) has urged Australia to expand along the estimated $2 trillion lithium value chain in the next two years. Click here to... read more →
Gold miner Regis Resources has delivered record production at its Duketon operation in Western Australia’s Goldfields for the third consecutive quarter. Click here to view full story;
The Century zinc mine in Queensland is on track to be a top 10 global producer of the base metal when the operation restarts this year, according to owner, New... read more →
What the company dubbed as “a significant pressure event at the dryer” took place Wednesday afternoon in an area where coal is dried using a natural gas heating system. Interviewed... read more →
On Tuesday, gold climbed back towards the $1,340 an ounce level bringing gains since mid-December to nearly $100 an ounce or 8%. Click to vie full story;
n Nanaimo, B.C.— a city built on coal — a long-abandoned mine will soon become the heat source for a new university building. View full story here;
Big mining companies, restored to health following the 2015-16 price crash, are seeking to rationalize their portfolios and acquire assets in line with heightened focus on the best quality minerals... read more →
Nearly two-thirds of U.S. coal producing states lost coal mining jobs in 2017, even as overall employment in the downtrodden sector grew modestly, according to preliminary government data obtained by... read more →