Energy Top Stories

South African coal miner Exxaro plans move into green metals

Company is turning its attention to minerals such as copper and manganese.

Bloomberg News | September 20, 2021 | 11:26 am

Poland faces 500,000 euro daily fine for ignoring coal mine ban

Poland and the Czech Republic have been locked in talks…

Bloomberg News | September 20, 2021 | 11:20 am

Bill Gates secures $1bn from US firms for climate fight

Backers include Microsoft, BlackRock, General Motors, American Airlines, Boston Consulting…

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 20, 2021 | 3:44 am

Sewer gas could be used to produce clean hydrogen fuel

US-based researchers are looking into the possibility of producing hydrogen…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | September 20, 2021 | 2:06 am

New photo battery harvests the sun, stores energy in a single device

A team of researchers from the Hong Kong University of…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | September 17, 2021 | 6:15 am

The real barrier to Trump’s coal bailout? His own appointees

The members of Federal Energy Regulatory Commission have already thwarted one effort to bail out uneconomic power plants.

Bloomberg News | June 1, 2018 | 1:42 pm

Indonesia’s Adaro says Australia approves Kestrel coking coal mine deal

Under the planned $2.25 billion transaction, Adaro will take a 48 percent stake of Rio's current 80 percent interest in the mine.

Reuters | May 31, 2018 | 12:44 pm

Emerging market meltdown could undermine oil rally

Higher production doesn't necessarily mean higher oil prices are entirely out of the question.

Oilprice.com | May 31, 2018 | 12:33 pm

Digitization can decrease production cost for oil and gas companies by 10% to 20%

Energy producers expected to do more with less while focusing on the environment.

CNW Group | May 31, 2018 | 10:39 am

From chopping block to ‘core,’ Anglo fires up met coal engine

Anglo American Plc is set to boost metallurgical coal capacity at a mine complex in Australia by 25 percent.

Bloomberg News | May 31, 2018 | 10:04 am

Mongolia listing boosts investors confidence in Erdene Resource

The Halifax, Nova Scotia-based miner also said it had launched an offering of common shares to Mongolian residents, as well as a concurrent non-brokered private placement, which in combination are expected to raise up to $4.4 million.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 31, 2018 | 6:55 am

RBS to stop financing new coal plants, oil sands or arctic oil projects

Britain’s Royal Bank of Scotland said it had tightened restrictions on project finance and general lending for high-carbon energy projects and companies.

Reuters | May 29, 2018 | 12:38 pm