Energy Top Stories

World Economic Forum tests blockchain for tracking carbon emissions

The COT is focusing on tracing carbon emission in the copper value chain and tracks GHG emissions from the mine to the smelter.

Carl A. Williams - The Northern Miner | December 28, 2020 | 11:00 am

China state planner says to ensure gas, coal supplies ahead of cold spell

Top coal-producing regions like Shanxi and Inner Mongolia were urged…

Reuters | December 28, 2020 | 7:48 am

New South Wales greenlights Maxwell coal mine

The company plans to produce approximately 148 million tonnes of…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 22, 2020 | 9:30 am

China to abolish access restrictions on foreign investment in energy sector

Country to fully lift access restrictions on foreign investment in…

Reuters | December 21, 2020 | 1:08 pm

Traders at odds with China import ban keep coal cargoes in limbo

Worsening relations between Beijing and Canberra have stranded 74 vessels,…

Bloomberg News | December 21, 2020 | 11:24 am

British Columbia mining revenue was up $1B last year

Met coal is king.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | May 16, 2017 | 9:32 am

BHP’s Mackenzie, Elliot Management face off

US activist investor steps up pressure on BHP to ditch petroleum. Mackenzie says company already knows what to do to lift value by 50% and double return on capital.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 16, 2017 | 4:15 am

BHP ditching ‘Billiton’ in $10 million rebranding move

Move comes on the heels of calls from shareholders including activist investor Elliott Management and Australia’s Tribeca Investment Partners for a change of BHP's corporate structure.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 15, 2017 | 5:39 am

US Northeast states are devouring natural gas for electricity, and that’s a problem for coal

The Northeast U.S. states — a vast market that generates and consumes much of America's annual electricity — is gradually using less coal to fire up its electricity plants.

CNBC | May 14, 2017 | 7:37 pm

Kivalliq picks up Baffin Island gold property previously explored by three majors

Uranium junior Kivalliq Energy (TSXV:KIV) last week expanded its portfolio of projects focused in Nunavut, northern Canada, by acquiring a position in what it says is one of the largest undeveloped greenstone gold belts in Canada, from Commander Resources (TSXV:CMD).

Andrew Topf | May 14, 2017 | 4:34 pm

Skyharbour to drill AREVA-backed property this summer

The action is heating up in Saskatchewan's Athabasca Basin with one of the major exploration players in the region, Skyharbour Resources (TSXV:SYH), announcing last week that its option partner Azincourt Uranium (TSXV:AAZ) will be starting a new exploration this summer.

Andrew Topf | May 14, 2017 | 3:45 pm