Energy Top Stories

Limpopo coal plant project may be abandoned

The Thabametsi plant lost its environmental approval and shareholders ditched the project.

Bloomberg News | November 13, 2020 | 2:05 pm

Peabody may be flirting with bankruptcy – IEEFA

The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis says that…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | November 13, 2020 | 6:30 am

Gold miner wants to use Iceland’s renewable energy to drill

Canadian explorer St-Georges Eco-Mining wants to revive Iceland’s long-dormant gold…

Bloomberg News | November 11, 2020 | 9:03 am

Fortescue plans global green energy drive

Fortescue has so far committed A$1 billion out to 2023…

Reuters | November 11, 2020 | 8:28 am

Denison resumes environmental process for uranium mine in Canada

The miner had paused the process in March, due to…

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 10, 2020 | 10:31 am

Sibanye Gold investors OK $2.2bn acquisition of Stillwater

Shareholders voted overwhelmingly in favour of the cash takeover, which will make the South African firm the world's No.3 palladium producer and No.4 platinum group metals miner.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 25, 2017 | 9:10 am

Caterpillar soars as first quarter sales jump for first time in over two years

The giant equipment maker's quarterly profit surged past estimates helped by a recovery in most of its end markets.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 25, 2017 | 3:47 am

For oil producers, green is the new black

Majors look to a future with renewable energy – and possibly without oil.

Henrik Cotran - SASB resource transformation analyst | April 24, 2017 | 12:24 pm

Sandvik starts the year with better-than-expected profit

Miners have begun spending in equipment again, the Swedish firm's results show.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 24, 2017 | 9:06 am

More iron ore comes to the market as Anglo’s output soars in Q1

Both iron ore and diamond output rose in the first quarter thanks to a continued ramping-up of the company's Minas Rio mine in Brazil and improvements in the gem market.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 24, 2017 | 6:05 am

BMA investment to create hundreds of jobs

BHP Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) has announced it will invest over two hundred million dollars into the Bowen Basin, creating hundreds of jobs, which shows the ongoing strength of Queensland’s coal industry.

Queensland Resources Council | April 21, 2017 | 2:27 pm

Coking coal price correction turns into crash

–9% on Friday.

Frik Els | April 21, 2017 | 1:49 pm

BHP top shareholders step up pressure for oil spinoff

They're pressing the company not only to accept a proposal by activist investor Elliott Management to spin off its US petroleum business, but to fully demerge all of its oil and gas assets.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 21, 2017 | 10:19 am

Strike at Escondida hurt Rio Tinto copper output

Production for the first three months of the year slumped 37% compared with the same period of 2016.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 21, 2017 | 4:27 am

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