Energy Top Stories

World’s largest coal producer keeps adding to global supply glut

Coal India just posted its highest ouput in almost three decades.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 1, 2016 | 4:08 am

China’s coal companies are so desperate, they’ve started farming to keep employees busy

In an unusual attempt to prevent more protests, some of…

Quartz | April 1, 2016 | 12:15 am

The uranium shakedown: How Mongolia and Russia conspired against western investors (Part 1 of 3)

The curious case of Khan Resources exposes how Mongolia seized…

Phillip Hynes and Mark Burke Frontera News | April 1, 2016 | 12:01 am

Slowing China tops global executive fears for the first time

March survey by McKinsey sees China trumping geopolitical instability, leadership…

Frik Els | March 31, 2016 | 1:56 pm

How Saskatchewan remade uranium mining

Recent string of high-grade high-tonnage discoveries reestablishes Saskatchewan as the…

Vladimir Basov | March 31, 2016 | 10:00 am

Environmental coordinators make $96,000 per year: Canadian wage survey round up for miners

An insight into the salaries of technical, managerial and administrative folk who work on Canadian Mines.

Jack Caldwell | June 28, 2012 | 10:20 pm

Obamacare ruling means little known black lung provision survives

The dramatic announcement that the president's signature achievement, the Affordable Health Care Act, is constitutional also means that benefits for black lung victims will stay put.

Michael Allan McCrae | June 28, 2012 | 7:50 pm

What the price of gas tells us

A few months ago, we created two visuals we felt captured the emotions of how people respond to gasoline prices around the U.S.

Frank Holmes - U.S. Global Investors | June 28, 2012 | 2:40 am

Glencore ‘ready to pull’ Xstrata merger

While both Davis and Glencore CEO Ivan Glasenberg would suffer blows to their reputations as dealmakers if the merger should collapse other parties stand to lose more.

Frik Els | June 27, 2012 | 7:41 pm

2012 survey of Canadian mine wages

Fifty-six mines across Canada provided data on wages paid in 2011. Thirty-four are union mines; and twenty-two non-union. Forty-five reported increased wages while eleven made no changes. None decreased wages.

Jack Caldwell | June 27, 2012 | 6:05 pm

Surprisingly upbeat outlook from Peabody ignites US coal stocks

The US coal industry bellwether – leading a surge in coal counters on Wednesday – sees accelerating China coal imports and signs of stabilizing US coal supply-demand fundamentals.

Frik Els | June 27, 2012 | 5:22 pm

Glencore ponders changes to Xstrata deal as major shareholder demands better terms

Commodities trader Glencore International is studying modifications to its $26 billion bid for miner Xstrata after Qatar's sovereign wealth fund, a key shareholder, unexpectedly opposed the deal's terms.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 27, 2012 | 1:57 pm

Manitoba ranked as best Canadian jurisdiction for oil and gas investment followed by Saskatchewan and Alberta in new global survey

Manitoba is the best place in Canada for oil and gas investment, based on the opinions of petroleum executives and managers who participated in the annual Global Petroleum Surveyreleased today by the Fraser Institute, Canada’s leading public policy think-tank.

Fraser Institute | June 27, 2012 | 4:38 am

Bashed billionaires: Lakshmi Mittal is mining’s biggest loser

Firstpost reports after a 5% salary increase Lakshmi Mittal took home $1.74 million last year working as the CEO of ArcelorMittal. The […]

Frik Els | June 26, 2012 | 10:24 pm

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