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Decision on coal mine close to UK reserve ‘could spell end’ to industry

Banks Group’s Highthorn coal mine would provide about 100 jobs during its five-year operation, with no mining activity planned within 500 metres of Druridge Bay beach.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 24, 2016 | 4:22 am

Oil sands producers face looming bottleneck, even with Trans Mountain pipeline expansion

Oilsands producers are likely to face a pipeline shortage in…

Financial Post | October 23, 2016 | 4:15 pm

Chinese coal-mining boss sentenced to death

The former manager of a Chinese state-owned coal-mining firm has…

Andrew Topf | October 23, 2016 | 3:03 pm

Alberta’s plan to phase out coal coming this fall

The project will include financial help to coal emitters closing…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 20, 2016 | 2:31 pm

Oil prices to rise in 2017: World Bank

The new forecast is a response to OPEC's decision to…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 20, 2016 | 1:50 pm

Era Mining former boss ‘shocked’ by Caterpillar allegations

Emory Williams, who was one of the largest individual shareholders of ERA, said he was “shocked, dismayed and surprised” by Caterpillar's claim allegations that accounting misconduct took place before the deal closed.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 29, 2013 | 3:28 pm

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

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