Energy Top Stories

China’s seaborne coal imports fall sharply amid shift to Russia, Mongolia supply

China has seen its market share of seaborne coal imports fall sharply over the past two years, down from the 93% between 2015-2022 to 76% in 2023-2024.

Staff Writer | November 26, 2024 | 10:25 am

Biden officials make last-ditch push for Greenland mining investment

Greenland contains large deposits of most of the minerals considered…

Reuters | November 26, 2024 | 9:39 am

Trump’s tariff threat to top trading partners roils markets

Trump said he would impose additional 10% tariffs on goods…

Bloomberg News | November 26, 2024 | 7:56 am

Australia to propose tax incentives for critical minerals

The proposed law will set up a tax incentive worth…

Reuters | November 24, 2024 | 3:25 pm

Column: Trump 2.0 won’t reverse Biden’s critical minerals push

Donald Trump has described the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) as…

Reuters | November 23, 2024 | 3:06 pm

Project dearth slows South Africa’s $9.3 billion coal exit plan

Political infighting, labor-union opposition and delays to planned closures of coal-fired power plants have all helped slow implementation.

Bloomberg News | October 9, 2024 | 10:19 am

Hindustan Zinc aims to switch to renewable energy in five-seven years

More than 90% of the company's emissions come from thermal energy.

Reuters | October 8, 2024 | 9:13 am

Investors with $15 trillion signal new approach to miners

The Global Investor Commission on Mining 2030 has proposed several recommendations for how investors can help bring about “an environmentally and socially responsible mining industry”.

Bloomberg News | October 7, 2024 | 4:54 pm

Power Metal nets £10 million for uranium drilling JV in Saskatchewan

The company holds 16 early-stage properties on a combined total of 924 sq. km. that sit in and around the Athabasca basin.

Blair McBride - The Northern Miner | October 7, 2024 | 11:59 am

Canadian Natural Resources buys $6.5 billion of Chevron assets

The deal will bring CNRL's total working interest in the Athabasca Oil Sands Project from 70% to 90%.

Staff Writer | October 7, 2024 | 7:39 am

Orano sees progress developing uranium mine in Mongolia

A long-delayed, multi-billion dollar uranium project in Mongolia could start producing the nuclear fuel by 2030.

Bloomberg News | October 7, 2024 | 7:03 am

Metals markets eye China reopening for stimulus rally cues

There are still concerns that Beijing will need to act even more to restore China to its status as the growth engine for major commodities.

Bloomberg News | October 7, 2024 | 12:32 am

World’s top uranium miner backs nuclear plant in referendum

Voters in Kazakhstan will decide on Sunday whether to allow construction of a nuclear power plant amid worries over the environmental impact.

Bloomberg News | October 5, 2024 | 1:01 pm

The top 50 biggest mining companies in the world

Despite gold's price slump, strong copper and iron ore prices lifted MINING.COM's ranking of the world's 50 most valuable miners to a new record high of $1.35 trillion.

MINING.com Editor | October 5, 2024 | 2:59 am

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