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Texas uranium deposits could meet US nuclear energy demand for almost a year

But low prices for the radioactive commodity remain a challenge, the latest report by the US Geological Survey (USGS) shows.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 14, 2017 | 10:33 am

Former Xstrata CEO Mick Davis may become Rio Tinto new chairman

The mining veteran could face competition from internal candidates, including…

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 14, 2017 | 3:47 am

French energy company’s shares sink on falling demand and nuclear outages

EDF has been experiencing delays in restarting some of its…

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | November 13, 2017 | 12:58 pm

Venezuela’s Mining Arch in the spotlight again

New reports highlighting the environmental dangers posed by mineral exploitation…

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | November 13, 2017 | 11:25 am

Mayor organizes massive protest against Berkeley’s uranium mine in Spain

The leader of the Villavieja de Yeltes municipality is planning…

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | November 13, 2017 | 7:59 am

Glencore Xstrata shutting Australia’s Ravensworth coal mine down

The miner blamed the decision on weak coal prices, high costs and a strong local dollar.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 27, 2014 | 12:30 pm

Southern African miners at high risk of dying from tuberculosis — report

The frequency of TB among mineworkers is ten times higher than the level of a health emergency as defined by the World Health Organization (WHO).

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 27, 2014 | 10:14 am

Suncor can’t randomly drug test employees, panel rules

Panel rules the program would be an unreasonable invasion of privacy.

Ana Komnenic | March 26, 2014 | 10:43 pm

Canada’s oil sands hit hardest by investment barriers to Chinese firms

Chinese capital could fund 40% of the necessary investment in the country's oil sands over the next 20 years.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 26, 2014 | 7:20 pm

Rio Tinto, Russians to begin work at massive Canadian potash deposit by 2017

KP405 is said to have enough of the fertilizer ingredient to sustain a mine for decades.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 25, 2014 | 11:50 am

Duke Energy tries to retain customers after charged with illegally pumping coal ash into rivers

Last week the company was accused by regulators of illegally pumping 61 million gallons of contaminated water from a coal ash pit into a river.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 24, 2014 | 5:21 pm

SouthGobi hit badly by coal prices slump, seeks funding to avert default

The Vancouver-based miner said it expected coal prices to remain weak.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 24, 2014 | 3:05 pm

Gas sector to replace mining as Australia’s main growth driver

Together with other four key industries, gas could add $250 billion to the economy over the next two decades, shows a new study.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 24, 2014 | 10:40 am

Birth of new Ukrainian nation? Interview with Robert Bensh

With Crimea, Ukraine loses some prospective offshore oil and gas territory in the Black Sea, but it doesn't lose any shale. All the shale is in Ukraine's east and west.

Oilprice.com | March 23, 2014 | 4:52 pm

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