Energy Top Stories

New tool predicts the flow of groundwater in abandoned coal mines

The solution uses stacks of satellite images of the same location taken every few days and allows for picking up even the slightest topographical changes over time.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | November 22, 2020 | 7:23 am

China must ban new coal power plants to meet 2060 goal – report

China’s coal power fleet, already more than 1,000 gigawatts strong,…

Bloomberg News | November 20, 2020 | 2:47 pm

China launches yearlong campaign of coal mining safety checks

The world's largest coal miner and coal consumer reported more…

Reuters | November 17, 2020 | 8:26 am

Trump rushes environmental regulations that could handcuff Biden

Trump is issuing permits, finalizing major environmental regulations and even…

Bloomberg News | November 16, 2020 | 7:02 am

Antofagasta commits to responsible copper standard

Centinela and Zaldívar mines will be the company’s first operations…

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 16, 2020 | 6:52 am

Greece to sell coal-fired plants, mines as part of bailout deal

Athens will begin testing the waters for such sale in November, with the goal of wrapping up the sale by June 2018.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 2, 2017 | 7:11 am

South32 buys stake in Canada’s Arizona Mining for $81 million

The Perth-based miner has agreed to purchase 45 million shares of the Canadian junior at a price of $2.45 per share, or about 15% of Arizona Mining’s outstanding shares.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 2, 2017 | 4:07 am

Australian officials slam banks decision to refuse backing country’s largest coal project

The lenders’ move follow a decision by Australia’s second-largest bank Westpac to only fund new projects in existing, rather than new, coal basins as part of its new climate policy.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 2, 2017 | 3:53 am

US DoE delivers big boost to uranium price

US Dept of Energy makes huge cuts to allowable transfers of uranium this year and in 2018.

Frik Els | May 1, 2017 | 1:06 pm

BC Election: Major parties on future of mining

Question of whether government should be industry overseer or collaborator is at centre of resource platforms of Liberals, NDP and Greens

Business in Vancouver | May 1, 2017 | 12:30 pm

US thermal coal exports targeted by campaigning BC premier

Christy Clark has proposed a ban on the export of U.S. thermal coal from B.C. ports in retaliation for the recent imposition of a 20% duty on Canadian lumber.

Andrew Topf | April 30, 2017 | 7:02 pm

Sprott Monthly Market Update with Rick Rule: This bull market is in its infancy, a lot of money is about to be made!

Rick sees a very interesting market, which flirted with an upside breakout, that failed.

Palisade Radio | April 28, 2017 | 11:07 am

Czech mining industry pins hopes of revival on lithium

The European country holds between 1.2 to 1.4 million tonnes of lithium, located mostly around the tiny village of Cinovec, on the border with Germany.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 26, 2017 | 12:07 pm

BHP puts US shale assets back on the block amid investors pressure

The miner said decision was unrelated to Elliott Management's call earlier this month to unlock shareholder value by spinning off about $22 billion of BHP's US oil assets.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 26, 2017 | 3:48 am

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