Energy Top Stories

South32’s South African coal assets sold to Seriti Resources

South32, which spun out of BHP in 2015, has been trying to sell its South African thermal coal operations for almost a year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 21, 2019 | 9:46 am

Canada’s nuclear waste body develops safer fuel containers

Used fuel containers are being coated with copper.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | August 21, 2019 | 6:20 am

BHP hints at selling off energy coal business, again

The Australian mining giant has been rumored to be divesting…

Jackson Chen | August 20, 2019 | 2:26 pm

A burning question for coal’s brightest star

Columnist David Fickling asks: If India is such a bright…

Bloomberg Opinion | August 16, 2019 | 10:50 am

Trump’s top energy regulator invites execs to Coal Country

A summit on “the future of American energy” will be…

Bloomberg News | August 12, 2019 | 11:58 am

Oil companies offer assistance to residents affected by Fort McMurray fires

Oil companies are reducing production to allow families to evacuate.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | May 4, 2016 | 3:11 am

Canada’s oil sands cuts production as wildfire forces mass evacuation

The fire is the latest blow to a community already hit by slumping oil prices that have forced producers to halt projects and lay off hundreds.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 4, 2016 | 3:05 am

China scare drops mining stocks

Factory conditions in China unexpectedly worsen for the 14th straight month raising fears that the rally on commodity markets in 2016 was losing steam.

Frik Els | May 3, 2016 | 12:22 pm

Caterpillar’s new ‘smart iron age’ machines go way beyond automation

The new line of “smart” equipment will be able to communicate, instantly, how it's performing, and what might need fixing soon.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 3, 2016 | 10:00 am

Unit of Eastern Europe’s largest private coal miner files for insolvency

NWR’s division, the Czech Republic-based coal company OKD, tried for months to work out a rescue plan for the company, which included a total restructuring or a takeover.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 3, 2016 | 5:23 am

Teck Resources goes from dud to darling as coal makes a comeback

The company's shares have almost tripled this year, making it the best-performing global miner amid the rebound in commodity prices and a projected fivefold improvement in earnings.

Bloomberg News | May 3, 2016 | 12:40 am