Energy Top Stories

Market volatility means cash is king for mining and metals companies

Cash optimization, capital access and productivity top EY’s 2016-17 business risks.

Ernst & Young | September 29, 2016 | 11:50 am

South Africa’s mining industry continues to face tough times — PwC report

Companies had no choice but to cut back on new…

PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc. ("PwC") | September 29, 2016 | 10:43 am

How much money have humans created?

People have created so much currency that it is almost…

The Money Project | September 29, 2016 | 10:14 am

Australia’s biggest underground mine halts production

The power outage was the product of strong winds and…

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 29, 2016 | 9:23 am

Namibia’s new uranium mine to triple country’s output by 2017

The country is poised to becoming the world’s third largest…

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 29, 2016 | 8:50 am

Coal of Africa soars on Vitol deal

Coal of Africa Limited shares of Coal of Africa were up 12% at 9:54 a.m. ET after the junior coal producer announced it struck a marketing deal to expand its exports of coking and thermal coal.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 7, 2013 | 3:13 pm

Media hoax wipes $330 million off Whitehaven Coal

Australian Whitehaven Coal Ltd shares went downhill Monday after a fake press release allegedly from the coal miner's major lender, Australia and New Zealand Banking Group, claimed it had withdrawn from a $1.3 billion debt facility.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 7, 2013 | 2:16 pm

African American religious leaders back uranium ban

Group calls for permanent ban on uranium mining due to health effects

Marc Howe | January 6, 2013 | 1:33 pm

Half of Iran’s post-sanction oil exports headed for China

Four leading Asian economies currently account for almost of Iran's exports of oil

Marc Howe | January 6, 2013 | 2:06 am

Rare earth phone scams fleece credulous UK investors

Cold-call sales reps offer investors dyprosium and yttrium by the kilo

Marc Howe | January 6, 2013 | 1:36 am

Australians want to put the brakes on foreign ownership of mining interests

New survey reveals significant anti-foreign sentiment

Marc Howe | January 4, 2013 | 9:39 pm

Australian coal industry remains dour as it becomes world’s most costly producer

Australia's coal industry shed more than 8,000 jobs in the past six months

Marc Howe | January 4, 2013 | 8:05 pm

Colombia’s Cerrejon exceeds coal exports and production targets for 2012

The operation —a joint venture between BHP Billiton (ASX, NYSE:BHP), Anglo American (LON:AAL) and Xstrata (LON:XTA)— produced 34.6 million tons of coal last year, 4% more than the projected 33.3 million tons and exported 32.8 million tons, 2.5% over the 32 million ton target.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 4, 2013 | 5:32 pm

Canada’s need for more pipeline capacity a ‘real concern,’ says natural resources minister

Canada risks stranding its resource bounty unless it adds new pipeline capacity to the West Coast, eastern provinces and the U.S., says Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver, who believes the issue will be one of the biggest items on his plate in 2013.

Calgary Herald | January 4, 2013 | 2:56 pm

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