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Sibanye may close loss-making Cooke 4 mine, puts 2,500 jobs on the line

The company said financial losses at the mine threaten the viability of the rest of the Cooke operations, which include four mines and three processing plants.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 11, 2016 | 5:35 am

Is this the most undervalued uranium player in the world?

Talking top value amid low uranium prices, Daniel Major gets…

CEO.CA | July 10, 2016 | 12:20 pm

Deutsche Bank ditches coal investments

The German banking giant is the last lender to pull…

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 8, 2016 | 4:47 am

BHP Billiton’s Olympic Dam set to reach highest copper production in a decade

Red metal production at the copper-uranium mine is expected to…

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 8, 2016 | 3:10 am

Bill Gates and other billionaires backing a nuclear renaissance

The positive side of nuclear energy definitely deserves more attention…

Oilprice.com | July 7, 2016 | 2:24 pm

Study finds little environmental impact from oil sands

In 2010, a single oil-sands operation run by Suncor Energy released into the atmosphere 28,940 tonnes of volatile organic compounds, 22,210 tonnes of sulphur dioxide and 14,011 tonnes of particulate matter.

Globe and Mail | October 10, 2012 | 3:24 pm

Xstrata begins coal job cuts in Australia

Xstrata Coal (LON:XTA) began to reduce its workforce across its Australian coal operations by firing its first 40 permanent employees out of the 600 announced cuts.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 10, 2012 | 10:12 am

Stronger yuan will cheapen commodities for China: Leeb

Renowned investment guru Stephen Leeb says China is pushing for a stronger yuan in order to cut the cost of its commodities purchases.

Marc Howe | October 10, 2012 | 2:22 am

Tenders for coal, oil and gas rights trigger the ire of Queensland miners

The Queensland government's decision to auction licenses for oil, coal and gas exploration has triggered widespread complaint within the mining sector of the Australian tropical state.

Marc Howe | October 10, 2012 | 1:46 am

Rio to cut jobs on concerns over China slowdown

Rio Tinto (ASX:RIO) has announced further retrenchments and cost cutting measures due to concerns that the slowdown in China's economic growth will be more pronounced than expected.

Marc Howe | October 9, 2012 | 11:37 pm

Gold One fires over 75% of its workers

South Africa's Gold One followed Amplats example and fired Tuesday 1,435 of its 1,900 Ezulwini employees in South Africa, after a week-long illegal strike.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 9, 2012 | 4:05 pm

Australia’s growth prospects downgraded by IMF on commodities dependence

The International Monetary Fund's 2013 growth forecast for Australia has been moderately reduced due to the country's significant exposure to international commodities markets.

Marc Howe | October 8, 2012 | 11:07 pm

Want cheap oil? Look no further than Canada

The price oil sands producers receive fell to $38 a barrel below the international benchmark oil price on Monday, leaving more than one fifth of all Alberta projects unviable.

Frik Els | October 8, 2012 | 6:25 pm

China to convert coal into gas for urban energy needs

China has unveiled ambitious plans for the conversion of coal extracted in remote mining regions into gas for usage in urban areas.

Marc Howe | October 8, 2012 | 2:06 am

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