Energy Top Stories

Trump taps loan program he tried to kill to help mining

The loan program was created to help fund clean energy technology programs and electric vehicles.

Bloomberg News | December 1, 2020 | 12:06 pm

Dubai gets Arab Gulf’s first, and perhaps last, coal power plant

Dubai is starting up the $3.4 billion Hassyan coal plant,…

Bloomberg News | November 26, 2020 | 2:51 pm

EPA greenlights Azarga Uranium South Dakota project

The agency issued the final permits for Azarga’s Class III…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | November 26, 2020 | 6:15 am

US coal miners call on Trump to move on

Leader of the nation’s top mining union, representing about 80,000…

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 24, 2020 | 7:17 am

China coal imports to increase in December – report

Wood Mackenzie says seaborne thermal coal imports are expected to…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | November 24, 2020 | 6:15 am

Iron ore, copper price plunge brings carnage to mining stocks

Worries about Chinese economy and rising tension surrounding North Korea brings fear trade to mining and industrial metals.

Frik Els | April 12, 2017 | 2:44 pm

BHP brands Elliott’s overhaul proposals as flawed, costly

Activist investor Elliott's proposals to break up BHP are riddled with “major flaws” and could end up costing far more to implement than they would save, the company said.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 12, 2017 | 5:01 am

BHP Billiton to escalate defence from Elliott with Goldman’s help

Analysts expect BHP to argue that a demerged petroleum business would need to fund offshore growth projects by raising debt. It may also contend that a stand-alone division won’t have the same ability to defer production until oil prices improve.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 11, 2017 | 4:08 am

Coking coal price soars past $300

Coking coal price has doubled in two weeks – storm damage to rail lines could affect Australian exports for another four weeks.

Frik Els | April 10, 2017 | 1:05 pm

US emissions dropped 1.7% last year

The fall was driven by a flood of shale natural gas supply and renewable power increasingly displacing coal, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 10, 2017 | 8:56 am

Australia ready to begin exporting uranium to India — Prime Minister

Shipments will start almost nearly three years after the two countries signed an export deal for peaceful power generation.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 10, 2017 | 5:43 am

BHP rejects activist fund Elliott urge to spin off US oil assets

Company says the associated risks of spinning off about $22 billion of its US oil assets and listing them in New York would significantly outweigh any potential benefits.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 10, 2017 | 3:22 am