Energy Top Stories

China’s 2018 iron ore imports fall 1%, first annual drop since 2010

The fall in iron ore purchases for 2018 came as a 70 percent plunge in profit margins since late October cut the incentive for steelmakers to ramp up output and restock raw materials.

Reuters | January 14, 2019 | 3:13 pm

Production falloff could lead to a uranium market rebound

Many investors, including nuclear power utilities, are looking a few…

Bloomberg News | January 14, 2019 | 8:00 am

Merkel seeks to heal rift over role of coal in Germany’s economy

The Chancellor will use a Tuesday dinner meeting in Berlin…

Bloomberg News | January 13, 2019 | 9:46 am

Coal mine collapse in China’s Shaanxi kills 21 – People’s Daily

The accident is the deadliest reported so far this year…

Reuters | January 13, 2019 | 9:24 am

The rising cost of socially responsible investing: Mark Gilbert

As the saying goes, if you think knowledge is expensive,…

Bloomberg Opinion | January 11, 2019 | 9:31 am

China’s coal burn rate has just been upped dramatically

Revised stats from China show coal use from 2000 to 2013 is up to 14% higher than previously reported hitting 4.4 billion tonnes per year.

Frik Els | September 18, 2015 | 12:02 pm

Sibanye expects to generate up to 60% of power needs from new coal project

The move aims to reduce the gold producer's dependence on unreliable electricity supply from state-run utility Eskom Holdings.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 18, 2015 | 5:55 am

BHP calls miners to challenge anti-coal movement

BHP’s coal chief believes the commodity is likely to remain under pressure for a while.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 18, 2015 | 2:58 am

Prospecting the Gold Colonies

Prospecting is of course the integral first step in the process of discovery, walking the bush and hammering rocks means boots on the ground. It's people walking through the bush that have found the worlds mines.

Richard Mills - Ahead of the Herd | September 18, 2015 | 2:06 am