Energy Top Stories

India’s Adani sees six-fold rise in coal mining volume despite challenges in Australia

Adani is looking to buy mines in countries such as Indonesia and is securing financing for its Carmichael mine in Australia amid challenges from environmental groups concerned about climate change and potential damage to the Great Barrier Reef.

Reuters | July 24, 2018 | 5:44 am

Canada scaring mining investors with long, unclear permit processes

Study released Tuesday by the Fraser Institute, British Columbia, Ontario…

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 24, 2018 | 1:58 am

Debt financing doubles

"Not a typical financing vehicle for non-revenue generating exploration companies."

Michael Allan McCrae | July 23, 2018 | 1:19 am

Australia’s South32 beats annual coking coal output guidance

Australian miner South32 Ltd beat its coking coal output guidance…

Reuters | July 19, 2018 | 12:48 pm

Miners wrote off almost one-third of investments over last decade

From the $939bn invested in major projects between 2008 and…

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 19, 2018 | 3:43 am

Glencore slashes capital spending as commodity prices bite

Glencore has slashed spending for this year by up to $US1.4 billion amid a rout in commodity prices, and will spin-off its stake in the unwanted South African platinum producer Lonmin inherited in its merger with Xstrata two years ago.

Sydney Morning Herald | February 12, 2015 | 1:00 am

Willingness to explore the facts about nuclear energy shows Australia is waking up

World Nuclear Association (WNA) applauds news of a Royal Commission to assess whether South Australia should expand the role of nuclear energy, […]

World Nuclear News | February 12, 2015 | 12:45 am

Apple stumps for renewables, spends $850 million on solar energy

"We know that climate change is real."

Michael Allan McCrae | February 11, 2015 | 5:25 pm

The Fed president who owns the most gold

Platinum and uranium, too.

Michael Allan McCrae | February 11, 2015 | 4:41 pm

Oil’s survival of the fittest: interview with Stan Szary

The biggest winners will be those investors who are stepping into the market right now, investing in conventional oil stories.

Oilprice.com | February 11, 2015 | 12:26 pm

Kinross drops $1.6bn Tasiast expansion

Toronto-based gold miner also cuts production outlook and raises costs for 2015.

Frik Els | February 11, 2015 | 12:01 am

Hedge against short-term cycles with lithium: Daniela Desormeaux

In this interview with The Mining Report, Desormeaux notes that lithium is less dependent on short-term economic cycles than commodities like oil and copper, and says demand for lithium will grow faster than the global economy.

The Mining Report | February 10, 2015 | 5:54 pm