Energy Top Stories

Eight still trapped underground at Sibanye mine following seismic event

Contact has been made with three of the workers trapped at the company's Masakhane gold mine.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 3, 2018 | 8:15 am

Glencore’s Congo mining conundrum

The miner and commodities trader is embroiled in a legal…

Reuters | May 3, 2018 | 7:00 am

War on coal making the world’s top mine owners a lot richer

Anglo American Plc, Glencore Plc and BHP Billiton Ltd. are…

Bloomberg News | May 2, 2018 | 11:50 am

Rio Tinto to double number of autonomous drills at Pilbara mines

Driverless trucks at the same iron ore operations already haul…

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 2, 2018 | 9:26 am

Two U.S. coal miners see growth amid sector’s gloom

Most miners producing coal for electricity are getting battered by…

Reuters | May 2, 2018 | 3:00 am

Nova Scotia to use fracking waste at cement plant

Five million litres of wastewater will be disposed at the Brookfield-based plant following a successful pilot project earlier this spring.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 29, 2014 | 12:50 pm

Why Matt Badiali says Hillary Clinton could be remembered as one of the best Presidents ever

Cheap oil prices and the economic prosperity they bring can make politicians and investors look smarter than they are.

The Mining Report | October 29, 2014 | 12:01 pm

Russia pushes forward plans to mine the moon

The country's ultimate purpose is to extract rare earth elements, breaking China's dominance and pushing prices down.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 28, 2014 | 6:44 pm

Former Anglo’s senior exec. said to have taken $3.5 million from firm

Instead of paying for mine equipment and services, the former project director sent the money to private bank accounts in Barbados and London.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 28, 2014 | 3:13 pm

At least 18 Turkish miners trapped in coal mine after collapse

Initial media reports said the collapse occurred after water that had built up inside the mine coursed into areas where the workers had been located.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 28, 2014 | 2:16 pm

Canada’s oil sands group commits to environmental impact reduction

The head of a group of Canadian oil sands producers, including some of the world’s biggest energy companies, said Monday that the consortium has committed to reducing the use of fresh water at some operations.

Wall Street Journal Online | October 28, 2014 | 1:23 pm

Freeport-McMoRan’s profit down 32% amid lower copper, gold prices

The U.S. largest miner by market value and revenue is also dealing with a strike threat at its Indonesia's Grasberg copper and gold mine, which recently resumed operations.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 28, 2014 | 11:45 am