Energy Top Stories

Oil comes back to life in Canada

Two years after the collapse in oil prices forced the oil and gas industry to scale back drilling, the Canadian Association of Oilwell Drilling Contractors (CAODC) is forecasting a year-over-year increase in the number of wells drilled in Canada.

Oilprice.com | November 27, 2016 | 4:54 pm

China risks wasting $490 billion on unneeded coal plants — study

Slowing power demand growth and low carbon capacity targets in…

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 27, 2016 | 4:01 pm

Alberta inks $1.36bn deal with three firms to shut down coal plants

Payments will be done over the next 14 years to…

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 25, 2016 | 9:15 am

South32 looking for more coking coal mines

The company, however, has decided to stay away from thermal…

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 25, 2016 | 3:45 am

Donald Trump’s stock in Dakota Access oil pipeline company prompts concern

Trump’s investments could affect any decision he makes on the…

Associated Press | November 25, 2016 | 2:00 am

Global downturn takes a toll on Canada’s north ‘mining boom’: report

Even with the downgrade, overall economic growth in Nunavut is forecast to be 3.4% in 2013 and 8.8% in 2014.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 19, 2013 | 6:02 pm

Areva to resume test drilling for uranium in Nunavut

The company has opened a winter road and intends to move about 200,000 litres of fuel and other supplies to the site.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 19, 2013 | 3:57 pm

Rio Tinto, Xstrata to slash over 100 coal jobs each

Rio and Xstrata are not the only miners rethinking their coal business in Australia. Vale and BHP are reportedly on the same page.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 19, 2013 | 1:38 pm

Alberta government steps up marketing campaign to sway Americans on Keystone XL

With the long awaited Keystone XL decision looming, the Alberta government took out a $30,000 ad in the New York Times to appeal to Americans.

MINING.com Editor | March 17, 2013 | 5:58 pm

Central banque royales

There are three precious metal and commodity truths not yet universally recognized.

Richard Mills - Ahead of the Herd | March 17, 2013 | 7:50 am

160-year study of real commodity prices sees beginning of the end of the supercycle

For those with a very long time horizon, the news is good though.

Frik Els | March 15, 2013 | 11:59 pm

Coking coal price under pressure

Softening price despite surging steel production in China.

Frik Els | March 15, 2013 | 8:34 pm

Gold ETFs: 25 straight days of net selling

Physical gold-backed exchange traded funds are having a truly horrible run.

Frik Els | March 14, 2013 | 9:30 pm

Giant coal miner Cerrejon bombed in Colombia

Military suspects rebels attacked railway with explosives.

Kerry Hall | March 14, 2013 | 9:23 pm

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