Energy Top Stories

Former coal-fired power plant in Ontario becomes solar facility

Since 2014, Ontario Power Generation stopped using coal to generate electricity in Canada's most populous province.

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

Northern Vancouver Island’s mineral potential to be surveyed

According to Geoscience BC, every time its team runs projects…

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | March 31, 2019 | 9:23 am

The mining industry has had it easy for far too long — opinion

Industry and congressional opposition to altering the mining law have…

Bloomberg Opinion | March 26, 2019 | 10:26 am

China boosts coal mining capacity despite climate pledges

China added 194 million tonnes of coal mining capacity in…

Reuters | March 26, 2019 | 9:10 am

Galantas to increase gold processing at its Northern Ireland mine

The miner is targeting production of 2,000 to 2,500 troy…

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 26, 2019 | 4:05 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

Monster rally for mining stocks

Broad advance for mining shares as metal prices jump on China stimulus hopes – Freeport rockets 17% in massive volumes.

Frik Els | December 23, 2015 | 1:08 pm

You’re too bearish on China growth

Beijing has very ambitious 2020 growth targets. A new survey finds Chinese executives are much more confident than the rest of the world about hitting them.

Frik Els | December 23, 2015 | 5:47 am

Gear up for a violent uranium price spike: Cantor Fitzgerald’s Rob Chang

In this interview with The Energy Report, he explains that electric utilities will begin to run short of fuel even before 2020, when 33 additional reactors are expected to come on line.

The Energy Report | December 22, 2015 | 9:48 pm

Study shows 96% of some mining jobs can be automated

INTERACTIVE INFOGRAPHIC: Don't just think truck drivers – 38% of first line mining supervisors' activities can be automated using CURRENT technology.

Frik Els | December 22, 2015 | 4:23 pm

What to expect for 2016: Top predictions for the mining industry

Will commodities continue to “bump along the bottom” or is a recovery coming by mid-year? The jury is out.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 22, 2015 | 3:15 am

Australia ok’s vast coal port expansion near Great Barrier Reef

The expansion work will require dredging 1.1 million cubic meters of seabed near the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 22, 2015 | 3:00 am

Fission shares take off on China deal

Hong Kong's CGN Mining buys 20% stake in Kelowna-explorer for $82 million and agrees to uranium offtake from Triple-R project in Saskatchewan.

Frik Els | December 21, 2015 | 10:05 am

Caterpillar to pay $74 million after found guilty of stealing trade secrets

England-based supplier Miller UK won a case filed five years ago, in which accused CAT of misusing classified information to produce its own coupler, rather than buying it from them.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 21, 2015 | 8:10 am

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