Energy Top Stories

Greenland to abandon all future oil exploration

The decision comes amid increasingly alarming signs of global warming.

Bloomberg News | July 16, 2021 | 9:29 am

JSW Energy plans to spend $10 billion on clean power by 2030

With plans to shift away from coal, the company will…

Bloomberg News | July 14, 2021 | 2:49 pm

Teck releases climate change outlook report, focus on copper growth

Quebreda Blanca Phase 2 project in Chile, currently under construction,…

MINING.com Editor | July 14, 2021 | 12:39 pm

Trans Mountain pipeline project hits major milestone in British Columbia

The $10 billion Trans Mountain pipeline twinning project is one…

Nelson Bennett - Business in Vancouver | July 14, 2021 | 10:54 am

Top 10 Canadian base metal and uranium explorers and developers

Demand for greener energy has put companies with uranium and…

Northern Miner Staff | July 13, 2021 | 3:12 pm

Exposure to chemicals used in fracking may cause pre-cancerous lesions in mice

US researchers have found that female mice exposed to mixtures of chemicals used in unconventional oil and gas (UOG) operations during prenatal development had abnormal mammary glands in adulthood. Some even developed pre-cancerous mammary lesions.

University of Missouri | February 7, 2018 | 11:00 am

Rio Tinto pays biggest divvy in history as profit hits three-year high

Mining giant posts 90% increase in profit amid what CEO Jean-Sébastien Jacques calls “resilient” commodity prices.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 7, 2018 | 5:33 am

Second accident in a week at a Sibanye-Stillwater mine kills two

Two employees were trapped underground and later died in a fall of ground incident at the company's Kloof gold mine.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 7, 2018 | 3:25 am

Mining companies are suddenly positive on South Africa again

Cyril Ramaphosa isn’t even president yet and mining companies are already changing their tune on South Africa.

Bloomberg News | February 6, 2018 | 2:30 pm

South32 prepares to spin off South African coal assets within six months

President and chief operating officer Mike Frasersaid company has received a number of offers for the assets, which it up for sale in November last year as part of a shift away from coal.

Reuters | February 6, 2018 | 10:21 am

Sandvik invests $25 million to boost use of metal 3D printing

3D printing, also known as additive manufacturing, is a process of making three-dimensional solid objects from a digital file and Sandvik wants to use it for scale production.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 6, 2018 | 3:12 am

Rio investors asked to push miner to leave Minerals Council of Australia

Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility says it needs 100 shareholders to co-file resolution at Rio’s upcoming annual general meeting.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 5, 2018 | 11:29 am

Randgold doubles dividend as CEO charges against DRC mining code

Randgold boosted divvy to $2 a share, after a year of record production and soaring profits, but warned the good times may be over soon as it’s now facing demanding new regulations in Congo, one of its key jurisdictions.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 5, 2018 | 4:23 am

The great coal mining jobs boom has been postponed

So far, repeal of the Clean Power Plan has not really equated with putting coal miners back to work, something Trump has pledged to do again and again.

Bloomberg News | February 2, 2018 | 10:00 am

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