Energy Top Stories

Crystallex asks US judge to approve sale Venezuelan oil refiner by January 2021

The goal behind this request is for Crystallex to enforce a $1.4 billion arbitral award against Venezuela, following the 2008 nationalization of its gold mine.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | September 20, 2020 | 10:52 am

No thermal coal price recovery to 2019 highs – report

Fitch Solutions is revising down its thermal coal price forecast…

MINING.com Editor | September 18, 2020 | 12:03 pm

BHP sees profit in a world speeding up climate action

Key polluters, including miners and oil producers, are under increasing…

Bloomberg News | September 16, 2020 | 11:41 am

US seeks to lower Russian uranium imports to boost domestic mining

The Commerce Department has inked a draft agreement with Russia…

Reuters | September 14, 2020 | 10:20 am

Aluminum producers’ race to go green may fracture market

Tesla is ordering giant aluminium casting presses for its assembly…

Andy Home – Reuters | September 11, 2020 | 4:10 pm

Scientists show lasers can detect weapons-grade uranium from a distance

Researchers in the United States may have made a breakthrough in the quest to discern between uranium used for power generation and material that is being made into nuclear weapons.

Andrew Topf | March 9, 2017 | 11:51 am

Dieselgate hasn’t hurt platinum price

Strong ETF inflows, rising autocatalyst demand despite Volkswagen emission scandal combined with falling mine supply to boost platinum price says new study.

Frik Els | March 9, 2017 | 10:01 am

China leaves size, timing of coal output restrictions to local authorities

Beijing will adopt more market-friendly measures in the sector and other oversupplied industries.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 9, 2017 | 6:02 am

Rio Tinto chairman Jan du Plessis steps down, set to lead BT

He joins a growing list of chairmen who are leaving some of the world's' top mining companies, including BHP Billiton and Anglo American.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 9, 2017 | 3:46 am

PDAC 2017 Convention exceeds expectations

Over 24,000 people attended this year's Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada’s Convention — a strong indication that confidence has returned to the mineral exploration and mining industry.

PDAC | March 8, 2017 | 1:05 pm

Britain’s CO2 emissions at levels not seen since 1894

Emissions of carbon dioxide from coal fell 50 per cent in 2016 as use of the fossil fuel dropped by 52 per cent, contributing to an overall drop in carbon output of 5.8 per cent last year compared with 2015.

Andrew Topf | March 7, 2017 | 3:39 pm

Iron ore price drops to 1-month low, coking coal rebounds

Iron ore stockpiles at Chinese ports reach record high, but Beijing steel and coal capacity cuts should lend support to high-grade imports, met coal prices.

Frik Els | March 6, 2017 | 3:45 pm