Energy Top Stories

British Columbia to double carbon tax in four years

Tax will need to go to $80 per tonne by 2024.

Nelson Bennett - Business in Vancouver | December 15, 2020 | 2:53 pm

Canada launches Mining Energy Benchmarking Platform

Platform enables analysis of power generation and consumption at mine…

MINING.com Editor | December 15, 2020 | 12:30 pm

Oil sands win Wall Street favour after years in shale’s shadow

Canadian producers are emerging from 2020’s historic market crash with…

Bloomberg News | December 14, 2020 | 6:07 am

Pakistan won’t approve new coal power plants

Prime minister Imran Khan said his administration will not approve…

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | December 13, 2020 | 1:20 pm

Fission Uranium stock up on public offering

Fission plans to use the proceeds for exploration at the…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 11, 2020 | 10:31 am

Anglo American appoints takeovers expert as new chairman

Stuart Chambers, 61 and former chairman of UK chip designer Arm, will join Anglo as a non-executive director in September, replacing Parker in November.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 7, 2017 | 4:03 am

Adani to go ahead with polemic Carmichael coal mine after all

Despite opposition from organizations ranging from the United Nations to green groups and locals, work on the multibillion-dollar mine is expected to begin by September.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 6, 2017 | 8:01 am

CHART: Commodity prices slump to 50-year low against US stocks

S&P500 most expensive compared to commodities since late 1960s despite last year's rally in metals and mineral prices.

Frik Els | June 5, 2017 | 1:06 pm

Trump urged to end uranium mining ban near Grand Canyon

Supporters of the moratorium, which expires in 2032, say new mining activity will likely boost the risk of uranium-contaminated water flowing into the Canyon.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 5, 2017 | 3:48 am

How the US coal industry is reacting to the Paris Climate Accord withdrawal

While the global reaction to President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement was largely critical, at least one energy industry important to Trump celebrated his decision to break from the accord -- the coal industry.

ABC News | June 2, 2017 | 3:37 pm

Cheaper solar in India prompts rethink for coal projects

Power from solar panels now half the cost of a new coal plant

Bloomberg News | June 2, 2017 | 1:29 pm

Has Permian productivity peaked?

According to the EIA's Drilling Productivity Report, productivity (as opposed to absolute production) is set to fall next month in the Permian Basin.

Oilprice.com | June 2, 2017 | 11:43 am

New BC government could jeopardize Canadian oil exports

The upcoming change in British Columbia’s government could stall the Canadian oil industry’s plans to compete globally by exporting crude to Asia—the world’s fastest growing refining market of which Middle Eastern producers, Russia, and now the U.S. are vying for market share.

Oilprice.com | June 1, 2017 | 3:56 pm

Is coking coal pricing moving away from quarterly benchmarks?

Metallurgical coal miners could be exposed to more pricing volatility if a move afoot to do away with quarterly pricing comes to anything.

Andrew Topf | June 1, 2017 | 1:51 pm

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