May 3, 2018

Glencore’s Congo mining conundrum

The miner and commodities trader is embroiled in a legal tangle over its copper and cobalt operations in Democratic Republic of Congo, where conflict and changes to regulations have deterred…

May 2, 2018

War on coal making the world’s top mine owners a lot richer

Anglo American Plc, Glencore Plc and BHP Billiton Ltd. are generating the highest profits in years from their coal mines.

May 2, 2018

Rio Tinto to double number of autonomous drills at Pilbara mines

Driverless trucks at the same iron ore operations already haul over a quarter of both ore and waste material.

May 2, 2018

Fuel tax rebate comes into effect for Nova Scotia-based mining companies

Provincial fuel tax is supposed to help pay for public roads and highways by charging the vehicle owners who use them. The Nova Scotia government gives other resource industries a…

May 2, 2018

Two U.S. coal miners see growth amid sector’s gloom

Most miners producing coal for electricity are getting battered by cheap natural gas and increasingly stringent pollution controls.

May 1, 2018

Australia corporate watchdog expands legal action against Rio Tinto, former executives

The global miner has denied any wrongdoing in a similar case brought by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

May 1, 2018

Fort Hills oilsands ramp up surges over 100,000 bbls/d

The most recent data available from the Alberta Energy Regulator — for December 2017 — shows Fort Hills at 11,525 bbls/d.

May 1, 2018

Oil hedge fund manager Andurand says $300 ‘not impossible’

Pierre Andurand said the current reluctance of energy companies to invest in new production meant $300 a barrel was "not impossible" within a few years.

April 30, 2018

Contura, Alpha to merge, creating largest US met coal producer

The deal comes as investors look for consolidation in an industry that is recovering from a deep downturn in 2015 and 2016.

April 27, 2018

Even Europe’s biggest coal addict now wants to clean up its act

Poland has about $30 billion of planned wind projects 30 kilometers (19 miles) out in the Baltic.