Energy Top Stories

CHART: Metals, mining stocks outperforming all others

Gold is up more than 20% in 2016 but gold mining equities have doubled and the sector as a whole has returned 53%.

Frik Els | June 13, 2016 | 12:00 pm

Luxembourg invests heavily in space mining

First time a country partners with privates to boost the…

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 13, 2016 | 4:45 am

Major mining assets change hands after commodity rout

Large mining companies are selling off some of their prized…

Reuters | June 13, 2016 | 12:10 am

US coal production drops to lowest level since 1981

Above-normal temperatures during the winter of 2015–16 were a key…

Andrew Topf | June 12, 2016 | 2:44 pm

Cameco CEO Tim Gitzel on uranium market transformation

"The long-term market where normally about 150–160m pounds were traded…

Irina Dorokhova - MINEX Central Asia | June 10, 2016 | 3:55 pm

Wrong again Dr Copper: The best indicator of Chinese growth has slowed to 3.6%

The recent spike in the price of copper speaks of overoptimism.

Frik Els | September 14, 2012 | 6:52 pm

Oil sands to exceed Alberta’s new pollution limits

Less than two weeks after Alberta enacted legally enforceable pollution limits for its oilsands region, industry figures already suggest they will soon be breached by emissions of two major gases causing acid rain.

Canadian Press | September 14, 2012 | 6:07 pm

Trolex searching for models for its ‘Miners Rock!’ 2013 calendar

UK-based environmental and equipment monitoring system provider Trolex is on the hunt for people in the coal mining industry to pose for a ‘Calendars Girls (and Guys!)’ calendar in aid of The National Coal Mining Museum for England.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 14, 2012 | 1:28 pm

Five must-haves for junior mining companies

Aleksandra Bukacheva, a mining research analyst with Fraser Mackenzie in Toronto, shares her list of likely targets and suitors in the zinc, copper and precious metals spaces.

The Gold Report | September 14, 2012 | 3:47 am

Gold hits 7-month high after QE3

Gold hit an intra-day high of $1.775 shortly before the end of the trading day – a 7-month high and up $240 from its 2012 lows struck in May.

Frik Els | September 13, 2012 | 7:55 pm

More coal mining jobs axed in Australia; Vale joins BHP and Xstrata

Brazilian mining giant Vale has followed the gloomy trend set by BHP and Xstrata by announcing it will lay-off workers at its coal operations.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 13, 2012 | 3:51 pm

Mining outlook for Canada’s North less promising than projected

Sinking global commodity prices have negatively impacted Canada’s North near-future mining outlook, but longer-term prospects for the industry in the three territories remain strong.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 13, 2012 | 2:00 pm

BHP scraps plans to dominate Olympic Dam area

BHP Billiton (ASX:BHP) has scrapped plans to purchase exploratory land in the area adjacent to the Olympic Dam project.

Marc Howe | September 12, 2012 | 6:04 am

Xi’s elusive whereabouts trigger grave concern on eve of China’s leadership transition

The absence of Xi Jinping from several key occasions of state this month has triggered grave concerns about the well-being of China's presumptive heir to power on the eve of the country's decennial leadership transition.

Marc Howe | September 12, 2012 | 5:19 am

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