Energy Top Stories

Pompeo defends temporary waivers granted for Iran oil buying

The comments come a day before U.S. sanctions on Iran’s energy and shipping are due to snap back.

Bloomberg News | November 4, 2018 | 9:10 am

Google honours Canadian geologist

Joseph Burr Tyrrell not only discovered the Albertosaurus sarcophagus, he…

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | November 4, 2018 | 7:53 am

US Supreme Court to decide fate of Virginia’s uranium mining ban

Supreme Court will have to decide whether the southeastern state…

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 2, 2018 | 7:10 am

Nova Scotia miners to give C$8,000 to those who can prove industry ‘rocks’

The judging panel includes former Minister of Natural Resources and…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | November 2, 2018 | 3:39 am

You’ll need 286 pounds of coal to fuel that electric road trip

As electric vehicles slowly become a bigger part of the…

Bloomberg News | November 1, 2018 | 2:58 pm

Wildfire spreads closer to Canada’s oil sands: hundreds evacuated

As of Wednesday night, there were 63 fires burning in the area and 13 were considered to be out of control.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 28, 2015 | 3:17 am

South Africa doesn’t have enough coal for power plants beyond 2016

Main power utility, Eskom, is struggling to meet demand in a country that depends on coal to generate 85% of its electricity.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 27, 2015 | 9:15 am

INFOGRAPHIC: Nuclear takes back seat in United States, but drives the bus in China

The vast majority of nuclear reactors in the US have been steaming along for decades and are approaching their decommissioning date.

Visual Capitalist | May 27, 2015 | 8:55 am

Romania opens door to new gold, copper project led by Canadians

This is first time Romania grants a mining license without the involvement of a state-owned enterprise.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 27, 2015 | 8:15 am

US to miss own emissions targets: report

Necessary tougher measures are likely to meet fierce Republican opposition.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 27, 2015 | 6:30 am

China eyes Canadian uranium miners — report

China needs supply for its 22 operating reactors and the other 24 currently are under construction.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 26, 2015 | 11:20 am

Canada’s Territories hold massive shale oil reserves similar to US Bakken field

Energy regulator says it holds as much as 200 billion barrels of shale oil reserves, comparable to North Dakota’s thriving Bakken field.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 25, 2015 | 7:51 am

Major accommodation supplier is cautiously optimistic

"I sort of approach it with some tepid enthusiasm from what I can see. We are hopefully going to see a couple of mining projects–predominantly in eastern Canada–that will come to fruition in the next quarter."

Michael Allan McCrae | May 25, 2015 | 1:07 am

Wildfire shuts down two oil sands sites

A fast-moving wildfire in northeastern Alberta has forced the evacuation of staff at two oil sands facilities representing over 7 percent of Alberta's oil production.

Andrew Topf | May 24, 2015 | 4:03 pm

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