Energy Top Stories

Lloyd’s of London to divest from coal over climate change

Lloyd’s of London, the world’s oldest insurance market, has become the latest financial firm to announce that it plans to stop investing in coal companies.

The Guardian | January 21, 2018 | 4:48 pm

Abandoned Nanaimo coal mine finds second life as heat source for university buildings

In Nanaimo, B.C.— a city built on coal — a long-abandoned mine will…

CBC News | January 21, 2018 | 4:08 pm

Union at Colombia’s Cerrejon to hear wage offer before possible strike vote

"We will meet with the company... after a request from…

Reuters | January 19, 2018 | 12:09 pm

India to allot Coal India 11 new mines to boost production by two-fifths

The mines, in the eastern states of Odisha, Jharkhand and…

Reuters | January 19, 2018 | 10:54 am

Ex-Massey Energy CEO and ex-con Blankenship running for US Senate

Blankenship kicked off his campaign Thursday night with a town…

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 19, 2018 | 9:15 am

Community conflict can cost miners up to $20m a week

Cost cutting by mining companies may damage the viability of advancing future projects.

Michael Allan McCrae | May 20, 2014 | 4:56 pm

Africa FDI at decade high

Foreign direct investment is shifting from extractive industries to consumer-related sectors according to new report.

Ernst & Young | May 18, 2014 | 11:00 pm

Oilsands critics say Alberta energy regulator is denying them right to speak

Critics say Albertans are in danger of being shut out of discussions on how the province's natural resources are developed.

Canadian Press | May 18, 2014 | 4:54 pm

Turkish mine disaster: Town under uprising lockdown, dozens arrested

At least 36 people were arrested over the weekend in connection Turkey's worst-ever mining disaster.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 18, 2014 | 3:01 pm

Global mining deals picking up, but far from returning to boom times

Companies’ low valuation, the current focus on operational efficiency in the mining sector, and the chase for overseas assets by Chinese investors, are pushing deals up.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 18, 2014 | 1:59 pm

Poor markets force Cameco to put Millennium uranium mine on hold

The miner can request to apply for a licence again in the future, the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) said.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 18, 2014 | 12:21 am

Iron ore price crashes to $100 on China steel crisis

Iron ore price gives up 2% on Friday falling to a 21-month low as Chinese steel price drops to record low.

Frik Els | May 16, 2014 | 6:19 pm

Vale fires 500 coal miners in Australia, shuts down operations

Vale says mines are not economically feasible under current market conditions.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 16, 2014 | 3:13 pm

Anti-coal group sues B.C. government over Texada project

An environmental advocacy group has launched a lawsuit against British Columbia’s Ministry of Energy and Mines and Texada Quarries, challenging the legality of the ministry’s recent approval of a coal export expansion on Texada Island.

Business in Vancouver | May 15, 2014 | 9:43 pm

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