Energy Top Stories

Mining M&A jumps to five-year high

1,349 announced mining deals valued at $86B through December 18, up 60% from 2017.

Frik Els | December 24, 2018 | 10:33 am

Indian billionaire’s Australian mine plans face further delay

Adani can start work on building the rail line to…

Bloomberg News | December 21, 2018 | 2:33 pm

South Africa’s Transnet hopes to re-open one closed coal export line on Saturday

South Africa's Richards Bay Coal Terminal (RBCT) exported a record…

Reuters | December 21, 2018 | 9:49 am

Worst Czech coal mine blast in decades kills 12 Poles, one Czech

The accident is the worst mining disaster in the Czech…

Reuters | December 21, 2018 | 3:00 am

UEX releases maiden resource for Christie Lake JV

The inferred resource is 588,000 tonnes grading 1.57% uranium oxide…

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | December 19, 2018 | 2:31 pm

Glencore fights back — to slash debt by $10bn, halt copper mines in Africa

Mounting pressure from investors has forced the firm to come up with a $10 billion package of debt-reduction measures.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 7, 2015 | 3:49 am

World’s top 5 miners lose $540 BILLION market worth

CHART: The commodity slump has slashed major miners' market valuations to 60–88% below 2011 highs.

Frik Els | September 4, 2015 | 11:12 pm

Glencore’s just had one of its worst weeks ever — shares down 22 pct

The company, already the worst performer in the FTSE 100 index in 2015, has lost almost 60% of its value since the beginning of the year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 4, 2015 | 9:00 am

Canada’s Supreme Court lets Ecuador villagers sue Chevron for $9.5bn

The decision could set a precedent for similar cases involving mining companies around the world.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 4, 2015 | 6:35 am

Fission Uranium sees $7 billion Saskatchewan mine

Economic assessment of Triple-R project in the Athabasca basin envisages building $1.1 billion hybrid mine producing more than 100m pounds over 14 years.

Frik Els | September 3, 2015 | 10:49 am

Canadian Oil Sands project to operate at ‘minimal’ rates until end of the month

The largest synthetic crude oil processing facility in Canada is slowly recovering from a fire that damaged equipment and communication lines over the weekend.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 3, 2015 | 3:13 am

INFOGRAPHIC – The Petrostate Hex: How plunging oil prices affect currencies

In today's infographic, we look at how crashing oil prices over the last year have affected currencies of nations that are heavily reliant on exporting oil.

Visual Capitalist | September 2, 2015 | 7:06 am

The world’s first clean oil sands project: An interview with Dr. Gerald Bailey

After decades of exhaustive attempts to overcome the dirty reputation of oil sands, we finally have an environmentally-friendly and low cost method to tap into these vast resources in the state of Utah—good news both for Mother Nature and all oil and gas investors.

Oilprice.com | September 2, 2015 | 5:27 am

China factory data roils copper stocks – Freeport falls 9%

Billions wiped from mining sector as Chinese manufacturing activity contracts to a six-and-half year low.

Frik Els | September 1, 2015 | 1:00 pm

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