Energy Top Stories

Japan risks wasting US$56bn in new coal-fired power stations — report

According to the University of Oxford’s Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, Japan’s plants are set to become stranded assets as a result of overcapacity and cheaper power sources, such as renewables.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 11, 2016 | 8:00 am

Crowdfunding campaign established for Fort McMurray residents

Glacier Media is donating $50,000.

JuneWarren-Nickle | May 11, 2016 | 5:18 am

CHARTS: The May mining and metals meltdown

Seven trading days in and already global mining investors are…

Frik Els | May 10, 2016 | 5:14 pm

BC mining industry faced another difficult year with continued downtown in commodity prices: PwC survey

Despite challenging market conditions some projects are forging ahead in…

PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc. ("PwC") | May 10, 2016 | 9:13 am

Uranium Energy Corp – production, acquisitions and strategic investors

Amir Adnani the CEO, President and Director of Uranium Energy…

Proven and Probable | May 10, 2016 | 9:01 am

Xstrata to lavish $260,000 on every resident of tiny Australian town

Wandoan, with a population of less than 380 people, could get about $106 million from mining giant Xstrata if the Swiss company decides to go ahead with its $6 billion coal project bordering the local community.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 9, 2012 | 1:28 pm

Tides Canada accused of ‘blatantly violating Canadian charities law’; complaint filed with Canada Revenue Agency

Canadian oil industry support group, EthicalOil.org, filed a 143-page complaint with the Canada Revenue Agency accusing Tides Canada of funnelling charitable donations to highly political, and non-charitable, groups like PETA and ForestEthics.

Michael Allan McCrae | August 9, 2012 | 5:32 am

Foreign investors are pulling money out of India’s state-controlled metals and mining firms

India's economy is growing at its slowest pace in nine years and investor confidence has also been eroded by the current government's frequent policy u-turns, corruption scandals and power blackouts.

Frik Els | August 8, 2012 | 11:02 pm

Rio Tinto’s Blair Athol Mine to finish production

Rio Tinto Coal Australia's Blair Athol Mine, near Clermont in Central Queensland, will finish mining operations this year after almost 30 years of production.

Rio Tinto | August 8, 2012 | 4:47 pm

There is more to gold than mere capital appreciation

With more investors realizing that safety of capital is the real reason to own gold, safe storage is more important than ever. Read more in this exclusive Gold Report interview.

The Gold Report | August 8, 2012 | 2:43 pm

What happens to the gold world when Greece exits the eurozone

It’s becoming clearer and clearer that there is a large blind spot in the minds of financial people regarding this probability. Only financial those who have been in the markets for 40+ years understand what can happen.

Julian D.W. Phillips - Gold Forecaster | August 8, 2012 | 2:30 pm

Could gold be tripped up by a coming deflation?

In this interview the CEO of Financial Sense News Hour, Jim Puplava, discusses whether we are moving into a phase of deflation or inflation and gives his views on what exactly that will mean to gold investors.

Casey Research | August 8, 2012 | 10:42 am

Harry Reid takes aim at coal plants in his home state

Senate majority leader Harry Reid said it was time to close one of the coal power plants in his home state of Nevada, calling it a "dirty relic."

Michael Allan McCrae | August 8, 2012 | 4:26 am

The fracking boom in North Dakota has just a few years left

Energy independence won't be coming to the United States, since the rate of decline for unconventional wells is so rapid, says Oswald Clint, senior analyst at Bernstein Research.

Michael Allan McCrae | August 8, 2012 | 3:29 am

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