Energy Top Stories

Ipsos poll shows many Canadians still back fossil fuels

Over 70% of respondents said investment in Canada’s natural resource sector will help with post-pandemic economic recovery.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | April 16, 2021 | 6:06 am

BHP completes its first refuelling of a ship with biofuel

The mining giant is exploring the use of bunker fuels…

Reuters | April 15, 2021 | 7:46 am

Anglo American to run South America mines 100% on renewables

The company will power its copper, iron ore and nickel…

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 15, 2021 | 3:39 am

Space mining enthusiasts to discuss legal framework, funding

The Space Resources Week runs from April 19 to 22…

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 13, 2021 | 9:13 am

Scientists’ insight to move the hydrogen mobility needle a notch

New research by the Argonne National Laboratory looks at the…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | April 13, 2021 | 6:11 am

BHP needs 120 new workers at its Olympic Dam in Australia

The mining giant will add those jobs during the next 12 months.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 10, 2017 | 3:44 am

South Africa’s NUM says coal strike to begin on Nov. 19

The planned strike in the coal sector could affect power supply in Africa's most industrialized economy, as about 85 percent of electricity is generated from the fossil fuel.

Reuters | November 10, 2017 | 2:53 am

Weak uranium prices force Cameco to halt two operations in Canada

Company will suspend operations at the McArthur River and Key Lake at the end of January for at least 10 months.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 9, 2017 | 8:56 am

Armed separatists occupy villages near Freeport’s Indonesia mine

Armed separatists have occupied five villages in Indonesia’s Papua province, threatening to disrupt Freeport-McMoRan Inc’s giant Grasberg copper mine, which has already been hit this year by labor unrest and a dispute over operating rights.

Reuters | November 9, 2017 | 4:23 am

A year after Trump’s win, coal is still losing to renewables

It’s been a year since President Donald Trump’s election and his pledges to transform the energy markets haven’t exactly come to pass.

Bloomberg News | November 8, 2017 | 12:41 pm

Glencore extends lockout at Australia coal mine as talks stall again

Glencore has extended a lockout of 190 workers at Oaky North mine in eastern Australia for a further two weeks.

Reuters | November 8, 2017 | 3:41 am

Canadian junior miners worth jumps for second year in a row

Aggregate market cap of the top 100 junior mining companies was up 7% to $12.2 billion, a level not seen since 2010, but the group significantly underperformed the Venture Exchange as a whole.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 6, 2017 | 10:25 am

In the country where coal is king, a battle with the EU looms

The buzzword in the Brussels energy and climate bubble is 450, a number that is dividing European Union lawmakers and making coal-dependent Poland fume over upcoming reforms to the world’s biggest carbon market.

Bloomberg News | November 5, 2017 | 3:38 pm

Cenovus posts smaller loss as production more than doubles

Company lost $69 million in its latest quarter as it more than doubled its production compared with a year ago.

Reuters | November 2, 2017 | 7:40 am

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