Energy Top Stories

Strike continues at Anglo American’s Australian coal mine

140 workers remain on strike.

MINING.com Editor | October 3, 2016 | 1:46 pm

Cameco to court over tax bill

The CRA is looking to shift an estimated $7.4 billion…

MINING.com Editor | October 3, 2016 | 9:43 am

China to reach target in cutting coal overcapacity by year-end

The world’s biggest coal producer expects to reach targets for…

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 3, 2016 | 5:43 am

Canada’s federal government to impose carbon price on provinces

Feds plan to establish a “floor price” on carbon pollution…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 3, 2016 | 3:00 am

Despite funding shortfall, US Oil Sands aiming for Q4 start-up

Calgary-based US Oil Sands is seeking over $6 million by…

Andrew Topf | October 2, 2016 | 2:44 pm

Chinese coal giant’s goliath mine in Queensland to dwarf regional peers

AUD$5bn development will export four times more coal than the largest mine in Central Queensland at present

Marc Howe | December 20, 2012 | 1:55 am

BHP to sell its Guinea iron ore mine to B&A Mineração

BHP Billiton (ASX, NYSE:BHP) has reportedly chosen mining venture B&A Mineração as the preferred bidder for its Mount Nimba iron ore mine, one of the largest deposits of the mineral in Guinea.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 19, 2012 | 7:04 pm

Vale will pay $232 million in taxes to Switzerland

Brazilian miner Vale SA (NYSE:VALE) said Wednesday its fourth-quarter results would suffer after the company decided to settle a case of alleged tax evasion with Swiss authorities.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 19, 2012 | 3:55 pm

Canadian miner won’t replace Chinese workers until 2026

HD Mining, the Vancouver-based company that in early October sparked controversy and legal actions with its plan to bring up to 2,000 Chinese miners for its proposed $300 million coal mine, won’t replace all of its foreign workers by Canadians at least until 2026.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 19, 2012 | 2:33 pm