Energy Top Stories

China’s commodity imports look tepid, may be slightly warmer

The decline in commodity imports in the first quarter seem to confirm the narrative of slowing growth in the world's second-largest economy.

Reuters | April 15, 2019 | 9:28 am

Fission Uranium tables PFS for Patterson Lake South

The PFS assigns the project a $693m after-tax net present…

Northern Miner Staff | April 15, 2019 | 8:52 am

British Columbia government to restore structure at historic coal mine

The 22.5-metre concrete headframe and tipple structure at the Morden…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | April 15, 2019 | 6:58 am

Cobalt, uranium and silver prices expected to rally in 2019

But the iron ore price surge won't last says new…

Frik Els | April 11, 2019 | 4:40 pm

Asia’s mining sector offsets risk with reward — report

Mongolia has emerged as an investment hot spot for untapped…

MINING.com Editor | April 11, 2019 | 3:43 pm

Strippers suffering from low oil prices

As producers confront this unpleasant reality, some will finally start to significantly curtail or even shut down operations. And that is going to severely hurt an all but invisible group; strippers in the United States.

Oilprice.com | December 10, 2015 | 12:51 am

Residential sales surpasses BC forestry, natural gas and mining industries combined

Province wide, resales of homes will total $64. 5 billion in 2015, said BCREA economist Brendon Ogmundson,

Business in Vancouver | December 10, 2015 | 12:01 am

Freeport follows Anglo’s lead: suspends dividend, cuts spending, eyes assets sales

The U.S. miner became the latest mining company to announced drastic measures aimed at preserving cash amid a deepening commodity prices rout.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 9, 2015 | 10:08 am

US coal industry on board ‘slow-motion train wreck’— report

Analysts from McKinsey and Co. warn the U.S. is currently home to a collection of “zombie mines” that cannot turn a profit, but are too costly to close.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 9, 2015 | 7:11 am

FortisBC to start converting trucks to LNG at Teck’s Fording River coal mine in BC

Blending the diesel with natural gas will reduce CO2 emission by 20%, according to a FortisBC press release.

Business In Vancouver - Nelson Bennett | December 9, 2015 | 2:41 am

INFOGRAPHIC: Visualizing Chinese Investment in Africa

We have said previously that Africa is the new land of opportunity for speculators and investors.

Visual Capitalist | December 9, 2015 | 2:18 am

Chinese commodity demand: Crisis. What crisis?

In volume terms Chinese imports of commodities led by iron ore and copper surged 17% in November, the best month in nearly two years.

Frik Els | December 8, 2015 | 12:13 pm

Anglo American to cut 85,000 jobs, dividend and assets in sweeping restructuring

The job cuts, part of a major overhaul, are far greater than the 53,000 positions the miner said it would cut in July.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 8, 2015 | 7:54 am

Year-end inflection points: Dead ahead

It’s widely expected that the ECB and US Fed will drift even further apart in their basic policy stances this month.

Eric Coffin of HRA Advisories | December 8, 2015 | 12:01 am

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