Alberta
Aecon awarded AB and Sask mining and energy contracts worth $275 million
— Photo courtesy Aecon Group News Release Aecon Group Inc. (TSX: ARE) announced that it has been awarded approximately $275 million in minin...
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Oil and gas top the list of valuable resources being extracted in Alberta, but there are other stories in the mining and exploration industries here, including coal and precious gemstones.
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Calgary Economic Development brings Calgary Be Part of the Energy™ campaign
Mayor Naheed Nenshi leads a four-day visit to Eastern Canada as the campaign's spokesperson to highlight the tremendous opportunities for al...
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CertainTeed Gypsum looks to open new mine site near Canal Flats
According to a report in the Columbia Valley Pioneer newspaper CertainTeed Gypsum is looking at opening a new gypsum mine near Canal Flats....
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Controlling interest in Grande Cache Coal sold for $2 dollars
A deal has been signed to sell a controlling interest in the Canadian coal mine to Up Energy Development Group Ltd. — Photo courtesy Grande...
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Fluor secures Canadian oil sands contract
Fort Hills oil sands mining project is located about 90 kilometers north of Fort McMurray in Alberta, Canada. — Photo courtesy Fort Hills (B...
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Coalspur’s Vista project
Aerial photo of Hinton plant location. — Photo courtesy Ryan Walchuck Vista could potentially be the biggest export thermal coal mine in Nor...
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Business case for Northern Gateway too compelling for it not to be built
Doug Firby is editor in chief of Troy Media and national affairs columnist. CALGARY, AB/ Troy Media/ - The contentious Northern Gateway pipe...
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Ritchie Bros. sells more than CA$104 million of equipment in Edmonton, AB
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers (NYSE and TSX: RBA), the world's largest industrial auctioneer, sold more than CA$104 million (US$95+ million) of...
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Energy News: Government of Canada accepts recommendation to proceed with Northern Gateway Proposal
— Photo courtesy Invest Northwest BC The Honourable Greg Rickford, Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources, has issued the following statemen...
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Leader in Materials Engineering & Testing (Metro Group) re-brands
— Photo courtesy CCMET website We are proud to announce that we are changing our name from Metro Testing Laboratories Ltd. (Metro Group) to...
Alberta
Energy News: Warren Buffet’s Berkshire Hathaway buys AltaLink for $3.2B from SNC-Lavalin
— Photo courtesy Conductor.ca SNC-Lavalin Inc. announced this week it is selling AltaLink, LP, Alberta’s largest regulated electricity trans...
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Ritchie Bros. sells more than CA$143 million at Canada’s largest equipment auction
"Ritchie Bros. sold more than CA$143 million at Canada's largest equipment auction held last week (April 23 - 25) in Edmonton, AB. The histo...
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New local ownership group purchases Regina Pats includes Brandt owners
Shaun and Gavin Semple, owners of Brandt at the Pat's arena. — Photo courtesy Brandt. A new ownership group called Queen City Sports & Enter...
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Ritchie Bros. prepares for its largest Canadian auction of 2014
— Photo courtesy Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers. EDMONTON, April 8, 2014 /CNW/ - Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers (NYSE and TSX: RBA), the world's large...
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Coalspur announces Alberta Energy Regulator approval of Vista project
Highlights: The Alberta Energy Regulator announced today that it has granted approval of Coalspur’s Vista project The AER approval is a sign...
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Ritchie Bros. to sell more than 3,500 equipment items at first Canadian auction of 2014
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers (NYSE and TSX: RBA), the world's largest industrial auctioneer, will conduct its first Canadian auction of 2014 ne...
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Altitude Resources acquires strategic new coal lease applications
— Photo courtesy Altitude Resources. Altitude Resources Ltd. (TSX-V:ALI) has announced that it has further expanded its land position with t...
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Suncor and partners set to develop Fort Hills
Two workers at the Fort Hills construction site. — Photo courtesy of Suncor Fort Hills’ best estimate contingent resources of 3.3 billion ba...
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Sherritt sells coal assets for $946 million and focuses on core businesses
Sherritt International Corporation ("Sherritt" or "the Corporation") (TSX:S) today announced it is divesting its coal business for total con...
Alberta
Remembering the Hillcrest mine disaster
1 of 2The explosion at Hillcrest Mine on June 19, 1914, ripped through the mine and damaged the hoist house outside the No. 1 entrance. In t...
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Canadian Dewatering L.P. provides full-service fluid-management services
1 of 3HDPE Fusing for Mine Dewatering Project. — Photo courtesy Canadian Dewatering2 of 3Vertical Pump Installation for Continual Mine Dewat...
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Draft recommendations on implementing mandatory reporting standards released
On June 14, 2013, the Revenue Resource Transparency Working Group released its draft recommendations on implementing mandatory reporting sta...
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This new refinery will turn Alberta oil sands into diesel fuel
A computer generated rendering of what the Redwater project will look like upon completion. — Photo courtesy Brookline Public Relations The...
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Hinton’s proactive campaign for affordable housing
The perpetually affordable Happy Creek project in Hinton is one way the town has worked proactively to address its housing needs. — Photo co...