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Globe and Mail | March 2, 2019 - 10:08 am

Canadian energy firms push alternatives to oil sands

Western Canada's conventional energy producers are looking to step out of the long shadow cast by the oil-sands sector to tout the economic and environmental benefits of light oil and natural gas development.

Globe and Mail | September 3, 2017 - 11:25 am

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Apache joins foreign exit from Canada’s energy sector

Another international oil company is marking its exit from Canada’s energy sector – this time Houston-based Apache Corp.

Globe and Mail | July 9, 2017 - 1:22 pm

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Goldman bullish on commodities amid mining’s accelerating rally

Commodities are back in favour, boosting oil producers and miners after their annus horribilis of 2015.

Globe and Mail | November 22, 2016 - 6:08 pm

Moody’s downgrades Potash Corp. as fertilizer slump lingers

Moody’s Investor Service on Friday downgraded the credit rating of Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan, citing concerns of a longer-than-expected fertilizer slump, ahead of the company’s planned merger with rival Agrium Inc.

Globe and Mail | November 6, 2016 - 4:55 pm

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Copper, platinum key to future of auto industry, mining financier says

The current lithium frenzy will end badly while gold bugs should look at the riper opportunities available in copper and platinum, according to mining financier Robert Friedland.

Globe and Mail | September 27, 2016 - 8:39 pm

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Oil sands surplus jamming up pipelines to U.S., pushing more crude into rail cars

Canada is sending a record amount of oil to the United States, filling pipelines to capacity and threatening to push more crude into rail cars.

Globe and Mail | September 25, 2016 - 3:04 pm

Police killed 65, injured 270 at Barrick mine in Tanzania, inquiry hears

Tanzanian police have killed 65 people and injured 270 during years of sporadic clashes with villagers at a controversial Canadian-owned gold mine, according to evidence heard by a Tanzanian government inquiry.

Globe and Mail | September 22, 2016 - 5:02 pm

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Hedge funds bail on copper as ‘supply storm’ looms

Hedge funds and other large speculators held a net-short position, or bets on price declines, of 4,991 U.S. copper futures and options contracts in the week ended Aug. 23, according to Commodity Futures Trading Commission data released three days later. They switched from a net-long position, or wagers on a rally, of 2,237 a week earlier.

Globe and Mail | September 4, 2016 - 5:56 pm

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Freeport mulls selling minority stake in copper mine portfolio

Freeport McMoRan Inc. is considering selling a minority stake in its portfolio of copper mines, sources familiar with the matter said, one of the options on the table as the company scrambles to slash its $20-billion (U.S.) debt load.

Globe and Mail | April 24, 2016 - 2:58 pm

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Canadian energy firms push alternatives to oil sands

Apache joins foreign exit from Canada’s energy sector

Goldman bullish on commodities amid mining’s accelerating rally

Moody’s downgrades Potash Corp. as fertilizer slump lingers

Copper, platinum key to future of auto industry, mining financier says

Tags for you

Oil sands surplus jamming up pipelines to U.S., pushing more crude into rail cars

Police killed 65, injured 270 at Barrick mine in Tanzania, inquiry hears

Hedge funds bail on copper as ‘supply storm’ looms

Freeport mulls selling minority stake in copper mine portfolio

Videos

Mining’s next big threat: EY warns high prices are masking deeper risks

Gold could defy another Fed rate hike, Peter Grandich says

Gold juniors trading at ‘80% off’ as mining takeover wave looms, says Michael Gentile

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