Energy Top Stories

Trump campaign official lobbies for Ohio coal, nuclear subsidies

Bob Paduchik, who also led the Ohio Trump campaign in 2016, called lawmakers urging them to support the legislation and stressing that the president was behind it as well.

Bloomberg News | May 30, 2019 | 10:39 am

Namibia says China can buy Rio’s uranium stake if it respects laws

Rio Tinto, which is seeking to divest less profitable assets,…

Reuters | May 29, 2019 | 9:44 am

CanAlaska to start drilling at West McArthur uranium project

The program is intended to locate high-grade uranium hosted in…

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

Congo gives up plans to change mining code

The move could have driven away investors at a time of historically low commodity prices and energy shortages that are driving down output in the country.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 10, 2016 | 2:46 am

Government throws lifeline to BC mines

The B.C. government is throwing the mining industry an emergency lifeline in the form of deferred electricity bill payments that could be worth more than $300 million.

Business In Vancouver - Nelson Bennett | February 10, 2016 | 12:23 am

US mining and exploration investment declined 35 pct in 2015

The figure is the second largest year-over-year decline since the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) began reporting the series in 1948.

Energy Information Administration | February 10, 2016 | 12:10 am

Colombia bans mining in country’s vast moorlands

Mining in the area of the Andes mountains right above the continuous tree line had been prohibited since 2011, but concessions granted before such ban had continued to date.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 9, 2016 | 5:44 am

Bankrupt Alpha Natural Resources lays off over 230 coal miners

This is the third time in a month the U.S. coal miner downsizes its workforce.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 8, 2016 | 6:38 am

It’s time to buy mining stocks, says Ross Beaty

Mining financier and entrepreneur Ross Beaty told an audience at the Vancouver Resource Investment Conference in late January that it’s a “phenomenal” time to buy resource stocks.

The Northern Miner | February 7, 2016 | 12:40 pm

Government throws lifeline to B.C. mines

The B.C. government is throwing the mining industry an emergency lifeline in the form of deferred electricity bill payments that could be worth more than $300 million.

Business in Vancouver | February 7, 2016 | 12:17 pm