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First solid bitumen test shipment on its way from Alberta to China
A test shipment of bitumen oil from Alberta is on its way to China, but it didn’t get to a British Columbia port by pipeline – it was moved by train through Prince Rupert in a semi-solid form commonly known as neatbit. Melius Energy in Calgary is not the first company...
Former miners who stared down a coal train end their protest
Former Blackjewel LLC employees blocking a coal train in Kentucky in protest of working without pay are shutting down the demonstration after close to two months, still empty-handed. Laid-off miners, their friends and family had set up camp on railroad tracks outside...
Alacer Gold announces positive drill results for Çöpler Saddle
Colorado-based miner Alacer Gold (TSX:ASR) (ASX:AQG) announced on Thursday new exploration results for the Çöpler Saddle shear zone, which borders the western flank of the company’s flagship Çöpler gold mine in eastern Turkey. The initial testing of the Saddle zone...
Chile court sends $2.5 billion Dominga copper project for environmental review
The $2.5 billion Dominga copper mining project in Chile will have to be reviewed again by an environmental tribune, the Supreme Court ruled on Thursday, to consider demands made by environmental groups and claims by parent company Andes Iron. The copper concentrate...