Energy Top Stories

US coal prices climb past $200 as global energy crunch boosts demand

Coal remains a leading fuel in US power plants, and the soaring prices will ratchet up pressure on US homes already struggling with record-high electricity bills.

Bloomberg News | October 3, 2022 | 8:38 am

Coal miners consider bids for South African renewables firm

Exxaro and Thungela, South Africa’s two largest coal miners, are…

Bloomberg News | September 29, 2022 | 10:17 am

China to host almost a third of the world’s new coal mines

Based on data from Global Energy Monitor, China had 559…

Bloomberg News | September 29, 2022 | 9:59 am

Teck eyes spinoff or divestment of Fort Hills oil sands stake

Fort Hills is an open-pit truck and shovel mine, where…

Reuters | September 29, 2022 | 7:34 am

Niobium could be key to supercapacitators

New research from Umeå University proposes the idea of using…

Staff Writer | September 29, 2022 | 5:16 am

Hundreds of coal companies got $170 million in US virus aid

A total of 449 coal companies received funds through the $669 billion program.

Bloomberg News | July 7, 2020 | 10:14 am

Metals production emissions must halve by 2040 – report

Wood Mackenzie says if the steel industry doesn’t comply, it would have to pay $191 billion per year in taxes.

MINING.com Editor | July 7, 2020 | 6:20 am

Monster rally adds $250 billion to global top 50 mining companies

MINING.COM's ranking of the world's 50 largest mining companies based on market value shows an industry clawing back most of the covid-19 related losses by the end of the second quarter.

MINING.com Editor | July 3, 2020 | 1:48 pm