Energy Top Stories

Stuck with coal pits the world needs, but few want

BHP’s unsuccessful effort over the past year to offload the Mt Arthur coal mine highlights the predicament producers are in.

Bloomberg News | July 20, 2020 | 10:06 am

Remote outback town to host $420 million solar thermal project

Mount Isa is said to be the second-best place on…

Bloomberg News | July 20, 2020 | 8:22 am

Scientists take baby-step towards better storage, recycling of nuclear fuel

Curium may be the key that opens the door towards…

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | July 19, 2020 | 7:01 am

BHP said to rebuff early bids under thermal coal exit plan

Yancoal and Adani are among those to have had approaches…

Bloomberg News | July 16, 2020 | 1:05 pm

Covid-19 disrupts $8.8 billion of global mining output

In total, $8.84 billion in mining revenue is at-risk, with…

Frik Els | July 15, 2020 | 12:10 pm

Coal use in Europe on its way out — report

Coal generation in Europe is falling and will continue to do so due to competition from cleaner energy sources and governments efforts to cut emissions, a study by The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) shows.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 2, 2017 | 12:01 am

Did this financier just call the end of the mining rally?

Private equity firm Orion selling $1 billion worth of royalty, streaming and offtake assets covering gold, silver, base metals and diamonds.

Frik Els | February 1, 2017 | 12:21 pm

Cameco to lose $1.3bn as Japan’s TEPCO cancels uranium contract

Tepco’s termination of the contract would affect about 9.3 million pounds of uranium deliveries through 2028, Cameco said.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 1, 2017 | 9:27 am

Here’s what miners should expect and do in 2017

While companies face different outlooks and challenges depending on the commodity they mine and their size, Deloitte says they should all should be looking for the answer to one common question — “Going forward, where should we play and how can we win?"

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 1, 2017 | 6:01 am