Energy Top Stories

Move over oil – lithium is the future of transportation

Just a few years ago, we would have scoffed at the idea that electric vehicles could be mainstream anytime soon, or that the global appetite for lithium-ion batteries and mass power storage would be so voracious, and so sudden.

Oilprice.com | June 23, 2016 | 1:35 am

The world’s 50 most valuable mining companies

Combined these mining and metal giants are worth $700 billion…

Frik Els | June 21, 2016 | 3:55 pm

Rio Tinto may be planning a $9bn spinoff a la BHP

Rumours follow Rio's decision to group its least loved units…

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 21, 2016 | 10:27 am

Rio Tinto to boot iron ore chief in fresh management shake-up

Andrew Harding, once tipped as the most likely person to…

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 21, 2016 | 4:03 am

Oil prices send sell signal

Technical analyst Jack Chan believes a correction in oil prices…

The Energy Report | June 20, 2016 | 2:47 pm

Mike Niehuser’s gold investing lessons from banking school

Mike Niehuser, founder of Beacon Rock Research, incorporates his banking school background into his mining industry analysis.

The Gold Report | September 8, 2012 | 9:00 am

Vote on Glencore-Xstrata merger delayed due to ‘developments overnight’

Glencore International (LSE:GLEN) has postponed its Friday shareholder meeting where voting would have taken place on its proposed $34 billion takeover of Xstrata (LSE:XTA).

Marc Howe | September 7, 2012 | 8:58 am

Chinese demand to prop up Aussie mining boom for years to come

Australian trade minister Craig Emerson has said Chinese demand will continue to give support to the country's mining boom despite declines in export prices.

Marc Howe | September 7, 2012 | 12:59 am

Canada’s mining industry joins forces with NGOs to improve transparency

A new working group of national-level mining and exploration associations and transparency-focused NGOs announced today that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding to improve Canada's transparency regime as it relates to extractive company payments to governments.

Marketwire | September 6, 2012 | 5:04 pm