For a decade now, bitumen production at Japan Canada Oil Sands’ (JACOS) Hangingstone demonstration plant south of Fort McMurray, Alta., has been caught between experimental mode and commercial product…
VANCOUVER — Alberta and Venezuela host most of the world’s heavy oil deposits, with both areas containing recoverable reserves comparable to those of Saudi Arabia. But given the choice between invest…
VANCOUVER–Manitoba’s historic gold districts are getting a new lease on life from junior companies aspiring to become mid-tier producers. San Gold (SGR-V, SGRCF-O) has revived the Rice Lake belt, whe…
Titan Uranium (TUE-V, TUEFF-O) will receive $9 million in exploration funding over the next three years from Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corp. (JOGMEC), in return for a 50% interest in the Virg…
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, May 27, 2008 (change from May 20 in brackets):
Hoping to one day fill a void left by major companies, Peru-focused Strait Gold (SRD-V, SAIDF-O) has grown from one to four early-stage projects since going public in fall 2006.
Despite rising costs, mining companies will still be able to deliver “sustainably higher” earnings before tax and depreciation (EBITDA) margins over the next five years than they have over the past 20…
For the last two weeks, we’ve been hearing mostly positive views about the commodity supercycle. In the last of a 3-part series, more supercycle skeptics have their say.
For EnCana (ECA-T, ECA-N), being big had its disadvantages.
The macroeconomic effects of higher oil prices made headlines around the world during the week ended May 24, the 21st trading week of 2008.
There is a way to access stranded bitumen resources while at the same time improving reclamation performance — that’s what mining engineer Howard Keele would like to prove with a conceptual technolog…
Markets were closed in the U. S. on May 26 for Memorial Day, following the May 20-23 trading session — one of the worst trading weeks in months. Anxiety about the impact of higher oil prices dominate…
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