Stars are aligning for uranium price rally

A coal miner in West Virginia has died following an accident at a mine owned by Revelation Energy, LLC.

New life was breathed into the Canadian oil sands with a decision by foreign-owned Harvest Operations Corp to commission its BlackGold project south of Fort McMurray.

British wind farms generated more electricity than coal plants on more than 75% of days this year.

Venezuelan President Maduro shocked the market in early December when he followed China's 'petro-yuan' futures announcement by making headlines of himself proclaiming a new national cryptocurrency - the 'Petro' - to overcome The West's "financial blockade."

The city of Jerada has seen four days of massive protests.

Officials say the mine was dug with little regard for safety.

Beijing also imported no iron ore, coal or lead from North Korea in November.

"In Venezuela, we are out of gas. In Venezuela, there is no gas oil. In Venezuela, there are no lube oils."

With some vessels waiting to load coal and iron ore outside Australian ports for over a month, key charter rates jumped to highest in more than three years.