Endeavour Mining finalises acquisition of rival gold miner Semafo
The one billion Canadian dollar ($736m) deal between the two Toronto-listed firms creates West Africa’s largest gold mining…
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Top five mining companies of Australia profiled
03 Jul 20In terms of mining, Australia counts as one of the most important countries in the world, with the…
Oil industry impairments to continue as coronavirus hastens corporate re-think
02 Jul 20Analysts expect oil and gas industry impairments to continue after coronavirus pressures prompted Shell and BP into multi-billion-dollar…
BP to sell petrochemicals business to Ineos for $5bn
29 Jun 20BP boss Bernard Looney says offloading its petrochemicals unit will allow the oil major to pursue other opportunities…
DRC’s state-backed artisanal cobalt venture to go ahead after Covid-19 delays
26 Jun 20The country's mines minister confirms Entreprise Generale du Cobalt project to buy minerals from artisanal producers will launch…
How the mining industry is embracing the benefits of electrification
26 Jun 20Fossil fuels have powered the mining industry for decades, but now electrification is helping to improve safety, lower…
Argentina’s Vaca Muerta shale ambitions under coronavirus pressure
25 Jun 20Argentina had high hopes the vast Vaca Muerta shale deposit could boost its struggling economy, but Covid-19 has…
From boom to bust? Charting the US shale industry’s rise and potential fall
25 Jun 20After years of high production rates for US shale oil and gas, the industry is currently facing some…
Ocean bottom nodes are becoming critical tools for offshore oil exploration
25 Jun 20Accurate seismic mapping is crucial to successful offshore drilling, and as exploration becomes more complex ocean bottom nodes…
Align coronavirus recovery spending with energy transition, says IRENA
24 Jun 20The agency says doubling annual clean energy investment to $2tn during over next three years will reap longer-term…