Energy Top Stories

Indonesia dangles cheaper energy to lure billions in investment

Indonesia is home to some of the world’s largest deposits of copper, nickel and tin.

Bloomberg News | December 4, 2019 | 10:49 am

European Investment Bank explains divestment from unabated fossil fuels

The EIB wants to focus on promoting solar energy projects…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 4, 2019 | 6:15 am

2020 renewables use spike not enough to meet climate change goals

According to The Economist Intelligence Unit, global energy consumption from…

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 3, 2019 | 5:00 pm

Canada’s energy outlook forecasts coal use to decline 75% by 2040

Canadian oil pricing and production trends will rely heavily on…

MINING.com Editor | December 3, 2019 | 3:17 pm

Coal exports choked by green-minded towns on US west coast

It’s about to get harder for America’s miners to ship…

Bloomberg News | December 3, 2019 | 2:14 pm

BHP hikes exploration spending to focus mostly on copper, oil

It will raise its annual exploration spending by 29%, allocating nearly all its $900 million budget to finding new copper and oil deposits in the fiscal year beginning next month.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 27, 2016 | 3:57 am

Is there a future for the Russian coal industry?

It is an open secret that the global electric power industry of which the coal industry forms a part is experiencing a system-wide reduction in both volumes and prices of energy resources.

Bilan Uzhakhov - Russian Coal Group | June 24, 2016 | 4:13 pm

Copper stocks deep into red as gold miners surge

Gold's nearly $100 jump early on and copper's 4.5% meltdown split mining investors' Brexit fortunes.

Frik Els | June 24, 2016 | 12:54 pm

China’s nuclear war on coal

Beijing's already cut coal miners working hours by 16% and plans to eliminate 500 million tonnes of coal capacity within just 3–5 years.

Frik Els | June 23, 2016 | 1:27 pm

Move over oil – lithium is the future of transportation

Just a few years ago, we would have scoffed at the idea that electric vehicles could be mainstream anytime soon, or that the global appetite for lithium-ion batteries and mass power storage would be so voracious, and so sudden.

Oilprice.com | June 23, 2016 | 1:35 am

The world’s 50 most valuable mining companies

Combined these mining and metal giants are worth $700 billion with operations in every corner of the world.

Frik Els | June 21, 2016 | 3:55 pm

Rio Tinto may be planning a $9bn spinoff a la BHP

Rumours follow Rio's decision to group its least loved units — coal, uranium salt, borates and its Iron Ore Co. of Canada — under a new umbrella branded as the “energy and minerals” business.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 21, 2016 | 10:27 am

Rio Tinto to boot iron ore chief in fresh management shake-up

Andrew Harding, once tipped as the most likely person to take the company’s reins, is being replaced by Chris Salisbury, currently leading the copper and coal division.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 21, 2016 | 4:03 am

Oil prices send sell signal

Technical analyst Jack Chan believes a correction in oil prices is underway, and advises investors to use caution in a vulnerable market.

The Energy Report | June 20, 2016 | 2:47 pm

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