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CanAlaska to start drilling at West McArthur uranium project

The program is intended to locate high-grade uranium hosted in faults along the C10 horizon, the major regional fault structure.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | May 29, 2019 | 6:47 am

China proposes coal price cuts to ease burden on power producers

The latest move signals coal power generators are under pressure…

Bloomberg News | May 28, 2019 | 9:51 am

Uncertain future for Hume Coal’s Australia mine

If approved, Hume's mine is expected to produce 50-million tonnes…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | May 28, 2019 | 6:52 am

Natural gas now beats coal, even in West Virginia: Justin Fox

For the first time ever, West Virginia last year produced…

Bloomberg News | May 25, 2019 | 12:16 pm

Coking coal price to remain elevated in 2019— report

On the supply side, Fitch expects production misses from Australia to keep the market…

MINING.com Editor | May 24, 2019 | 2:33 pm

Australia jails former Hanlong boss Xiao for insider trading

He had pleaded guilty last year to conducting 102 illegal trades related to two Perth-based companies, Sundance Resources Ltd. and Bannerman Resources

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 11, 2016 | 6:25 am

Sustained oil prices rout could hurt Canadian economy — report

The country's western provinces, especially Alberta, would be most affected if low oil prices were to persist over the next seven years.

Business in Vancouver | March 10, 2016 | 3:00 am

TransCanada halted after report of talks to buy Columbia Pipeline Group in deal worth more than $10 billion

Company only confirmed it was in talks with a “third party” about a “potential transaction.”

Financial Post | March 10, 2016 | 2:10 am

Blankenship may face $28 million fine for coal mine disaster

Donald Blankenship, the former CEO of now-defunct Massey Energy, is now facing a $28-million fine in addition to a year in jail for his role in the Upper Big Branch mine blast.

Andrew Topf | March 9, 2016 | 4:02 pm

Indonesia could deplete coal reserves by 2033 – PwC

Indonesia could exhaust its economically retrievable coal reserves by 2033, a study by PriceWaterhouseCoopers released on Monday showed.

Reuters | March 9, 2016 | 3:06 pm

Slowing Chinese demand of coal to hurt Mongolia — BMI

The ramp up in Mongolian coal production will be faced with decreasing demand from China, the major importer of Mongolian coking coal.

BMI Research | March 9, 2016 | 2:00 am

EY: Distress and divestments to dominate mining deals in 2016

EY notes that after the fifth consecutive year of declining deal volume and values, increasing levels of financial distress will trigger more divestments, spin-offs, joint ventures and possibly hostile takeover bids.

Ernst & Young | March 8, 2016 | 2:00 am