Energy Top Stories

Death toll rises to six at South Africa coal mine gas explosion

Rescue efforts were hampered by dangerously high levels of toxic gas underground.

Reuters | February 7, 2019 | 10:14 am

Vancouver junior acquires Temple Mountain vanadium property in Utah

The Temple Mountain property was first mined in 1914.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 7, 2019 | 6:29 am

Glencore says heavy rain disrupts operations at two Australian coal mines

Major flooding has caused parts of Queensland to be declared…

Reuters | February 6, 2019 | 10:25 am

Aussie mining exports broke records in 2018

Coal became the number one export earner in 2018.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 6, 2019 | 6:34 am

Greece’s Public Power seeks higher price from two bidders for coal plants

PPC, which is 51% state-owned, and the energy ministry are…

Reuters | February 6, 2019 | 12:34 am

Freeport logs third-quarter loss after massive oil and gas write-down

The U.S’s largest mining company unveils plans to further slash copper and molybdenum output.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 22, 2015 | 5:14 am

Teck Resources swings to loss after $1.7 billion charge

Earnings, however, beat analysts’ estimates as Canada’s largest diversified miner cut costs to deal with weak commodity prices.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 22, 2015 | 3:08 am

INFOGRAPHIC: Europe’s electricity consumption by country and fuel type

The major story here is the decline in consumption of fossil fuels.

Visual Capitalist | October 22, 2015 | 12:36 am

Greenpeace to keep coal in the ground by buying some of Europe’s largest mines

The environmental group is after Vattenfall's lignite business in eastern Germany, in a bid to scale back the operations put up for sale by the Swedish state-owned energy giant.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 21, 2015 | 10:11 am

Japan admits first possible case of cancer linked to Fukushima

The worker who developed leukemia was exposed to less radiation than many, said authorities, which suggests that the number of compensation cases could spike.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 20, 2015 | 9:56 am

Construction of giant York Potash mine to begin next year

The $3.15 billion project will tap into the world’s largest and highest grade deposit of polyhalite, used as a fertilizer, inside the North York Moors National Park.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 20, 2015 | 8:08 am