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Tech billionaire backs new demand on BHP over climate action

Australian billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes is among backers of a new demand on BHP Group to suspend ties with industry groups that are seen as hindering efforts to meet global climate change goals.

Bloomberg News | September 3, 2019 | 2:46 pm

BHP investors file resolution to cut funding for Australian coal lobby groups

Co-filers include institutional investors that combined hold $94.6 billion under…

Reuters | September 3, 2019 | 1:17 pm

Botched bankruptcy leads to standoff in Kentucky coal country

Laid off miners are blocking trains in protest against Blackjewel,…

Bloomberg News | September 3, 2019 | 9:43 am

Global wind turbine fleet to consume over 5.5Mt of copper by 2028 — report

But further developments in aluminium technology could lead to increased…

MINING.com Editor | September 2, 2019 | 2:43 pm

Populism and protest lurk behind Europe’s dying coal mines

Anger and despair are running high ahead of Sunday’s state…

Bloomberg News | August 31, 2019 | 7:31 pm

China’s ICBC buys giant London gold vault from Barclays

The deal, due to close in July, will make ICBC Standard the only Chinese bank to operate a vault in London.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 16, 2016 | 11:00 am

Getting a heartbeat on British Columbia miners

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) has recently released their 48th annual British Columbia Mining Report.

Richard Mills - Ahead of the Herd | May 16, 2016 | 10:21 am

Australia’s geoscientist employment slump enters its third year

Employment prospects for Australia’s professional geoscientists deteriorated even further in the opening quarter of 2016, driven down by mining’s negativity and dashing hopes for an improvement in the geoscientist employment situation.

Australian Institute of Geoscientists | May 16, 2016 | 8:26 am

Mongolia to pay $70 million owed to Canada’s Khan Resources

Move comes on the heels of Rio Tinto’s decision to resume work on a $5.3 billion expansion of the Oyu Tolgoi copper mine, following a three-year delay due to disputes with authorities.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 16, 2016 | 7:15 am

Ivan Glasenberg’s advice is buy not build, but rival miners aren’t listening

Glencore's boss has consistently spanked his competitors for wasting and ultimately popping the now deflated long resources boom through a suicidal splurge on growth that took no account of demand and pricing.

Australian Financial Review | May 13, 2016 | 12:10 am

Oilsands around Fort McMurray to fly workers in and out of sites to get operations restarted quickly

Several major producers including ConocoPhillips Canada, Canadian Natural Resources, and others, may be able to resume operations faster than many would have thought, though there are logistical challenges.

Financial Post | May 12, 2016 | 4:24 pm

Coal miners welcome report that calls for imperative 2˚C climate target

The report considers how the use of coal contributes to affordable energy prices, and allows broader access to electricity and improved industrial competitiveness of economies in various regions.

World Coal Association | May 12, 2016 | 9:55 am

US court rejects coal CEO Blankenship bid to remain free during appeal

Blankenship is expected to begin serving his time in California today, after being convicted of conspiring to wilfully violate mine safety standards at West Virginia's Upper Big Branch coal mine.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 12, 2016 | 7:00 am

Enbridge back in the black as oil shipments rise

Canada’s largest pipeline company's first-quarter profit rose as record volumes carried on its main pipeline system helped shield it from a sustained drop in oil prices.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 12, 2016 | 3:11 am

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