Energy Top Stories

Scotgold ready to break rock at Scotland’s first commercial gold mine

Cononish underground gold-silver mine is expected to produce 23,500 ounces of the precious yellow metal annually for up to 17 years.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 19, 2018 | 8:54 am

Incidents of black lung vastly under-reported in US Appalachia — NPR

The investigation tracked the plights of former coal miners suffering…

Amanda Stutt | December 18, 2018 | 3:04 pm

Nigeria’s first gold refinery plans to triple capacity in five years

Most ore will be sourced locally from various locations including…

Reuters | December 18, 2018 | 11:58 am

Coal demand seen steady through 2023 thanks to India and China — IEA

Coal consumption is on the rise and will remain roughly…

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 18, 2018 | 5:30 am

Mitsubishi kisses thermal coal goodbye, sells Aussie mines

Japan’s biggest trading house is selling its 31.4% stake in…

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 18, 2018 | 2:44 am

Extremely rare mineral found in 1.2-billion-year-old meteorite impact in Scotland

The finding is more than double the age of the previous oldest known occurrence of reidite, believed to have formed about 450 million years ago.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 1, 2015 | 3:08 am

Fire damages Canadian Syncrude equipment, forces firm to halt production

The incident adds to the firm's mounting challenges, including swinging to a loss, growing debt, unplanned equipment outages and Moody’s Investors Service recent cut of the company's credit rating.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 31, 2015 | 2:56 am

Kazakhstan to remain top of uranium heap for next decade: Kazatomprom

The state-owned entity says it will preserve its leading position as extractor of natural uranium, by developing existing mines, building new ones and introducing technologies to lower the costs of uranium extraction.

Andrew Topf | August 30, 2015 | 2:53 pm

No injuries reported from explosion at Syncrude

The blast happened early Saturday morning at the Mildred Lake site.

Andrew Topf | August 30, 2015 | 2:01 pm

Power shortages, cost cuts to hit Congo’s copper output

With the only exception of gold, production numbers for most other commodities mined in the Central African nation are also expected to decline this year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 28, 2015 | 4:15 am

Freeport-McMoRan cuts spending, production and jobs: shares soar

The miner has responded to deteriorating market conditions by slashing spending and cutting jobs, mostly at its North American operations.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 27, 2015 | 7:34 am

About 80% of Colombia’s gold output comes from illegal miners — Gov’t

Authorities say the $2.5 billion illicit mining industry is creating a parallel economy that is deemed to damage the business of those who operate legally.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 27, 2015 | 3:05 am