Energy Top Stories

Coal plant threatens Bengal tiger ecosystem

Unesco and the International Union for the Conservation of Nature want Bangladesh to stop the Rampal power plant.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 19, 2016 | 1:21 pm

World’s largest miner wants 50 pct of workforce to be female by 2025: report

"We challenge dated stereotypes about jobs in the resources industry.”

Michael Allan McCrae | October 19, 2016 | 12:28 pm

Stunning photos of Poland’s kings of coal

Photo essay by Tomasz Tomaszewski.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 19, 2016 | 10:10 am

Grupo Mexico’s mine in Spain under scrutiny… again

Grupo Mexico’s project is being scrutinized once again.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 19, 2016 | 9:01 am

World’s top miner BHP Billiton finally sees signs of recovery in mining

BHP is not the first major player to flag green…

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 19, 2016 | 3:47 am

Chinese miners repatriated from British Columbia

Canadian coal company HD Mining has sent some of its Chinese workers back to their home country following a court battle with unions in British Columbia

Marc Howe | January 29, 2013 | 10:53 am

Decades-long uranium moratorium in Virginia to be decided this week

The fate of long-standing moratorium in the mining of uranium in Virginia will be decided this week by a vote in the state's general assembly.

Marc Howe | January 29, 2013 | 3:27 am

Iran denies reports of uranium enrichment explosion

Iran has denied reports of an explosion at its uranium enrichment facilities near the city of Qom in the country's center-north

Marc Howe | January 29, 2013 | 3:06 am

Mineral exploration expands by 47% in BC

The province plans to spend $7 million to increase jobs, competitiveness, reduce backlog and create a more efficient permit process.

Kerry Hall | January 29, 2013 | 12:04 am

Mining in Canada’s North expected to nearly double by 2020: report

Stakeholders must address matters of infrastructure, regulatory uncertainty, skills shortages and Aboriginal rights.

Kerry Hall | January 28, 2013 | 9:56 pm

China is cleaning up its coal industry at an astonishing pace

Consolidation and technological upgrades see number of mines cut by 1,500.

Frik Els | January 28, 2013 | 7:38 pm

One third of junior miners to disappear in 2013: Brent Cook

The senior geologist and analyst says those companies simply don’t have viable properties.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 28, 2013 | 2:36 pm

Exotic travel and lots of money: commodity trader for a major miner lists business perks

A social media user who claims being a commodities trader at giant Glencore (LON:GLEN) opened up a forum on Reddit on Sunday in which he answered lots of questions about what it's like to work at the big firm.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 28, 2013 | 12:55 pm

Coal export imperils Great Barrier Reef’s World Heritage Status

Australia's Great Barrier Reef, considered one of the world's preeminent natural wonders, could be deprived of its World Heritage Site status by UNESCO

Marc Howe | January 28, 2013 | 4:56 am

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