Energy Top Stories

Low carbon world needs $1.7 trillion in mining investment

Wood Mackenzie says miners need to spend that amount in the next next 15 years to help supply enough metals needed for the shift to a low carbon world.

Reuters | May 10, 2021 | 3:31 am

Commodities that will rule the green, digital transition

A report by Fitch Solutions states that most battery metals…

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | May 9, 2021 | 1:00 pm

Commodities of the future: Blue, green hydrogen key to the energy transition – report

The ‘hydrogen as a commodity’ story has just started to…

MINING.com Editor | May 7, 2021 | 12:59 pm

Australia’s Macquarie bank to exit coal by 2024

The lender will stop financing coal projects by 2024 as…

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 7, 2021 | 7:00 am

MAC launches Towards Sustainable Mining Climate Change Protocol

First launched in 2004, TSM is a sustainability program that…

MINING.com Editor | May 5, 2021 | 12:29 pm

Wind power inches up on hydropower in US

Wind turbines in the United States have grown in both average height and capacity over the past decade, according to data on utility-scale electricity generators collected by EIA

U.S. Energy Information Administration | November 30, 2017 | 3:21 pm

Luxembourg, Japan team up to explore and mine space resources

The five-year cooperation agreement covers the exchange of information and expertise on the exploration and mining of out-of-earth resources.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 29, 2017 | 8:01 am

Hebron project off Newfoundland coast kicks off oil production

It's expected to help Atlantic Canada offshore production rise 44% to 307,000 bpd by 2024.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 28, 2017 | 9:28 am

BHP tightens belt, targets $1.6bn in cost-cutting at Australian operations

The world’s No.1 miner is targeting as much as $1.6 billion in productivity gains at its iron ore, copper and coal units in the country over the next two years.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 28, 2017 | 3:34 am

Enbridge, Michigan reach deal to boost pipelines safety, protect the Great Lakes

Agreement aims at boosting the safety of twin pipelines beneath the waterway where Lakes Huron and Michigan converge.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 27, 2017 | 11:48 am

Energy consumption vs. energy production – how does your country compare?

An infographic showing the countries supplying the most energy and those who are hungry for it. The results may surprise you...

Wiser | November 27, 2017 | 11:12 am

Investors force Rio Tinto to ditch plans to have Mick Davis as chairman

Decision comes in the wake of a full-scale investor revolt led by the Investor Forum, a London-based body representing some of the world’s biggest money managers.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 27, 2017 | 9:16 am