Energy Top Stories

Iran bans bitcoin mining, echoing China, after blackouts

Authorities decided to act after concluding the spike in electricity consumption from server farms underpinning Bitcoin and other tokens was a key factor behind rising demand for coal.

Bloomberg News | May 26, 2021 | 8:06 am

Renewable energy hub at abandoned Australian gold mine closer to becoming reality

After long delays, Genex Power’s $602-million pumped-hydro project reached financial…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | May 25, 2021 | 8:35 pm

Global First Power one step closer to creating Canada’s first small modular reactor

The Ottawa-based company has entered the formal phase of the…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | May 25, 2021 | 6:06 am

Musk jolts bitcoin higher with push to burnish miners’ image

Elon Musk continued to toy with the price of Bitcoin…

Bloomberg News | May 24, 2021 | 2:19 pm

BHP sells stake in Gulf of Mexico’s Neptune field

BHP has agreed to transfer its 35% ownership interest to…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | May 21, 2021 | 9:46 am

Burning more coal to cut pollution – India’s distressing dilemma: Russell

India’s New Delhi banned the burning of petroleum coke on Nov. 1, part of measures aimed at curbing air pollution, which last week reached 10 times the recommended limits.

Reuters | November 16, 2017 | 6:12 am

BHP to exit shale within two years, sell nickel assets

“We have a strong sense of urgency,” chief executive Andrew Mackenzie told reporters following the company’s annual general meeting in Melbourne.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 16, 2017 | 3:57 am

Suncor’s $5 billion 2018 budget focuses on maintenance, not growth

Suncor Energy Inc. says it will spend between $4.5 billion and $5 billion in 2018 to deliver average upstream production of about 760,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day.

Deborah Jaremko — JuneWarren-Nickle’s Energy Group (JWN) | November 15, 2017 | 11:50 pm

Zonte Metals acquires iron oxide copper gold project

According to the company's CEO, exploration is expected to start shortly in the form a ground magnetic survey over portions of the project.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | November 15, 2017 | 4:55 pm

Ink from ancient Egyptian papyri contains copper

The pigments were likely obtained as a byproduct of sulfurous ore smelting.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | November 14, 2017 | 4:37 pm

Texas uranium deposits could meet US nuclear energy demand for almost a year

But low prices for the radioactive commodity remain a challenge, the latest report by the US Geological Survey (USGS) shows.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 14, 2017 | 10:33 am

Former Xstrata CEO Mick Davis may become Rio Tinto new chairman

The mining veteran could face competition from internal candidates, including former head of UK gas company Centrica, Sam Laidlaw, who now sits on Rio’s board.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 14, 2017 | 3:47 am

French energy company’s shares sink on falling demand and nuclear outages

EDF has been experiencing delays in restarting some of its nuclear reactors.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | November 13, 2017 | 12:58 pm

Venezuela’s Mining Arch in the spotlight again

New reports highlighting the environmental dangers posed by mineral exploitation at the Mining Arch have emerged, as Venezuelan officials try to convince Alrosa to invest in the project.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | November 13, 2017 | 11:25 am

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