Energy Top Stories

Profitable coal trade beckons buyers brave enough to test China

It’s high quality and the price is a bargain, but the risk may be too great for Chinese buyers looking for a quick profit.

Bloomberg News | April 4, 2019 | 2:18 pm

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

West Virginia is dangling tax incentives for coal miners in…

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

Up to 20,000 mining jobs gone in Australia by 2018 — report

Mining investment in Australia is forecast to fall a further 58% the next three years.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 30, 2015 | 7:59 am

Rio Tinto to go ahead with $1.9 billion bauxite project in Australia

The Amrun mine is expected to open in 2019 and initially produce 22.8 million metric tons of bauxite a yera.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 27, 2015 | 2:29 am

Cameco’s former chief mine engineer on why he’s long NexGen

Canada’s Athabasca Basin is arguably the best place to look for uranium in the world, and it’s the backyard of Cameco, the world’s largest producer.

CEO.CA | November 27, 2015 | 2:11 am

Obama boosts asteroid mining, signs law granting rights to own space riches

While the law lets citizens mine, sell and own riches mined in space, it does not grant sovereignty, ownership, exclusive rights or jurisdiction over any celestial body.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 26, 2015 | 2:52 am

Rick Rule: Absolutely manic bull market in gold coming soon

But when will the bear end?

Palisade Radio | November 26, 2015 | 12:05 am

These 6 metals, minerals back to greenfield pricing by 2020

New study says in a post-China boom world geological shortage becomes a stronger driver of prices than demand – and even coal will need new mines.

Frik Els | November 25, 2015 | 4:31 pm

Anglo American shares close at lowest in 16 years on HSBC note

HSBC downgraded the company to 'reduce' from 'hold' and highlighted that Anglo's precarious cash flow situation may force it to cancel its dividend.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 25, 2015 | 10:30 am

Moody’s: Alberta’s emissions program will preserve industrial sector credit quality

Although the strategy will completely phase out coal emissions in Alberta by 2030, the timeframe provides power operators the opportunity to transition away from coal toward renewable fuel sources.

Moodys | November 24, 2015 | 9:29 pm

Illegally mined gold from Colombia sold in the US — report

Small-scale miners are being forced out at gunpoint or extorted to work for the armed groups that are taking over their operations. These gangs later sell the gold in the U.S., a report reveals.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 24, 2015 | 8:05 am

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