Energy Top Stories

Decarbonization 101: What carbon emissions are part of your footprint?

With many countries and companies formalizing commitments to meeting the Paris Agreement carbon emissions reduction goals, the pressure to decarbonize is on.

Visual Capitalist | April 12, 2021 | 9:50 am

Cameco’s Cigar Lake restart to put pressure on uranium price

Cameco stock price falls after the top listed uranium producer…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | April 12, 2021 | 8:49 am

Giant copper mines start to get serious about green hydrogen

An Anglo American Plc pilot project has been supplying the…

Bloomberg News | April 12, 2021 | 7:48 am

Pro-foreign investment Lasso wins Ecuador presidential election

He has also vowed to enforce environmental protection rules and…

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 12, 2021 | 4:59 am

Expander Energy, Vanderwell get key permit to build Canada’s first biomass-gas-to-liquids plant

The Slave Lake biomass-gas-to-liquids proposed project is expected to produce…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | April 9, 2021 | 6:10 am

Awaiting Trump’s coal comeback, miners reject retraining

Although there have been small gains in coal output and hiring this year, driven by foreign demand, production levels remain near lows hit in 1978.

Reuters | November 1, 2017 | 3:06 am

Glencore raises marketing guidance, lowers output

In third-quarter production report, Glencore lowered its output guidance for copper, zinc and coal but said full-year earnings would not suffer.

Reuters | October 30, 2017 | 10:34 am

TransCanada veteran Alex Pourbaix to lead Cenovus

Pourbaix replaces Brian Ferguson, who announced his retirement earlier this year following Cenovus’ $17.7 billion acquisition of oil sands and natural gas assets from ConocoPhillips.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 30, 2017 | 6:53 am

Top paid positions at Canadian mines

General managers average $212,790 per year at Canadian mines

Frik Els | October 29, 2017 | 8:00 pm

Rick Perry suggests proposal to force utilities to pay more for non-renewables

U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry has come up with a controversial plan to slow the closure of coal-powered fire plants, under the guise of stabilizing the power grid.

Andrew Topf | October 29, 2017 | 7:54 pm

The Polyus power play

The next few years will likely see the biggest shake-up of gold mining's top tier in a decade.

Frik Els | October 29, 2017 | 4:05 pm

Trump to shrink Utah national monuments in bid to boost drilling, mining

U.S. President Donald Trump will shrink the size of two national monuments in Utah, Senator Orrin Hatch of Utah said on Friday, a change that will open parts of them to drilling and mining but which Democrats, environmental groups and Native Americans are vowing to fight.

Reuters | October 29, 2017 | 4:03 pm

Cameco posts unexpected third-quarter loss, trims production outlook

Cameco said its most immediate goal was to remain competitive and in a position to be among the first to respond when the market calls for more uranium.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 27, 2017 | 3:45 am

In bizarre twist, coal may become a scarce commodity: Russell

The current debate surrounding coal is generally one of how long it will continue to play a role in the world's energy mix before it is replaced by cleaner alternatives, but the coming years may see a deficit in seaborne markets for the polluting fuel.

Reuters | October 27, 2017 | 2:00 am

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