Energy Top Stories

Earth holds quadrillion tonnes of diamonds deep beneath its surface

Getting to them would take technology far beyond what we currently have at our disposal.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 18, 2018 | 1:15 am

LME to launch monthly ‘implied pricing’ for base metals

Starting on July 30, the LME will start providing a set…

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 17, 2018 | 5:25 am

Four miners killed in Georgia in coal mine accident, officials say

The government will close the mine until an investigation is…

Reuters | July 16, 2018 | 10:22 am

Reduced head count, capex spending biggest contributor to mine efficiency mid-decade: McKinsey

To stay productive, McKinsey warns that miners must maintain fiscal…

Michael Allan McCrae | July 13, 2018 | 9:02 am

Five top mining execs. convicted over Turkey’s worst mine disaster

The sentences range from 15 to 22 years in jail…

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 11, 2018 | 8:24 am

Mine accidents in Turkey claimed 361 lives in 2014

Before the infamous Soma disaster, which claimed the lives of 301 workers, there had been 1,308 fatal accidents in the industry since 2000, a new report shows.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 7, 2015 | 5:10 pm

SNL Energy: coal production finishes year strong as challenging 2015 looms

December 2014 coal markets were mixed on the month, with eastern coal caught in the rout that has broadly affected energy commodities on slowing global economic growth and weak winter demand.

SNL Energy | January 7, 2015 | 4:17 pm

Rick Rule: we need to cut G&A fat from the industry so there are fewer, but more solvent players

During a time where the pain of downward pricing has spilled from minerals into the energy sector, Rick Rule, Chairman of Sprott U.S. Holdings was kind enough to share a few comments.

Sprott Global Resource Investments | January 7, 2015 | 1:46 pm

Most Canadian resource firms to grow their business in 2015: survey

But only 34% plans to hire full-time employees and a further 20% is actually considering job cuts.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 6, 2015 | 6:19 pm

Oil analyst: ‘Lehman Brothers’ of oil could be major oil producers, not US frackers

A nearly 50% pullback in the price of oil has done serious damage to revenue of oil producers.

Sprott's Thoughts | January 6, 2015 | 6:04 pm

Energy crisis as early as 2016

Low oil prices today may be setting the world up for an oil shortage as early as 2016.

Oilprice.com | January 6, 2015 | 5:15 pm

India coal strike the biggest industrial action since 1977

It is likely to cost the country 1.5 million tonnes of lost coal production a day.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 6, 2015 | 3:52 pm

Kinder Morgan pipeline opponents set up new base camp

Pipeline opponents have vacated Burnaby Mountain but are now camping out at the entrance to Kinder Morgan's Westridge Marine Terminal.

Business in Vancouver | January 5, 2015 | 7:03 pm

Anglo American tries again: submits plan to expand coal mine in Australia

Revised plan plan will see the company mine 75 million tonnes over 17 years instead of 97 million tonnes over 20 years.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 5, 2015 | 3:17 pm

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