Energy Top Stories

West Virginia’s trying to revive coal, one miner isn’t convinced

West Virginia is dangling tax incentives for coal miners in an attempt to revive operations in Coal Country, but Contura Energy Inc. isn’t swayed just yet.

Bloomberg News | April 4, 2019 | 9:52 am

Wildcatters of the prairies get big boost from Alberta oil cuts

One group of Canadian oil producers is gaining from the…

Bloomberg News | April 2, 2019 | 10:12 am

Glencore, Tohoku Electric set coal contract price at $94.75/T

The price, which serves as an industry benchmark for supplies…

Reuters | April 2, 2019 | 9:43 am

Cannabis mania mows down Canada’s junior mining sector

There is enough evidence to conclude that risk capital has…

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 2, 2019 | 3:08 am

Former coal-fired power plant in Ontario becomes solar facility

Since 2014, Ontario Power Generation stopped using coal to generate…

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | April 1, 2019 | 7:10 am

This was the top-performing mining commodity of 2015

Despise missing expectations for the year, uranium was one of the very few commodities to experience gains this year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 29, 2015 | 7:50 am

Former Aussie coal magnate Nathan Tinkler buys Anglo American mine

The Dartbrook coal mine has been mothballed since 2006, when Anglo placed it in care and maintenance.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 29, 2015 | 4:49 am

U.S. coal industry on track for record low in mining deaths

In late December, there were 11 deaths in coal mines nationwide for the year, putting the industry on track to best the record low of 16 set in 2014.

Associated Press | December 29, 2015 | 2:56 am

Freeport-McMoRan chairman resigns, shares plummet

The company's co-founder James Moffett will step down as chairman and quit the board.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 28, 2015 | 7:00 am

Commodity price slump undercuts mining sector

Chinese demand kept Canadian mines humming - now there's too much supply of metals, minerals.

CBC News | December 28, 2015 | 1:00 am

Mining in 2016: Six reasons to be cheerful

No 3: "The return of inflation could revive demand for hedges including commodities, with gold in particular likely to benefit."

Frik Els | December 24, 2015 | 10:58 am

Anglo American sells NSW coal mine for US$36 million

Earlier this month, Anglo announced a "radical" restructuring program.

Michael Allan McCrae | December 24, 2015 | 10:24 am

Japan court clears way to restarting Kansai Electric nuclear plants

"The decision is extremely improper, underlining an unwillingness to learn from the Fukushima Daiichi disaster."

Reuters | December 24, 2015 | 1:08 am

Why CSR makes sense for communities, companies and investors

Mining executives tell The Gold Report that the most effective corporate social responsibility programs (CSR) are orchestrated cooperatively instead of applied prescriptively.

The Gold Report | December 23, 2015 | 10:43 pm

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