Oil companies offer assistance to residents affected by Fort McMurray fires

Global securities and investment banking group Jefferies downgraded Caterpillar from a “buy” to a “hold” rating, with a price target of $85.00, adding to a series of previous reports affecting the company's stock.

Australia's Ambre Energy is being sued by US partner Cloud Peak Energy (NYSE:CLD) for mismanagement of their shared Montana mine, as well as exceeding approved budgets and engaging in "self-dealing transactions"

Simply put, China has built too much, too quickly.

Ten widely cited climate scientists say the State Department’s review of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline should include a “serious” evaluation of how enabling Canadian oil sands development will affect the planet’s climate.

Research just out from the World Gold Council, titled ‘Gold as a Strategic Asset for UK Investors’, adds to the evidence that gold investing adds diversification to a portfolio like nothing else.

Protestors at Australia's Olympic Dam mine, which is perched on top of the world's largest known deposit of uranium, have managed to smash through the perimeter gate of the mine and enter the site itself.

New oil reserves could also create new centres of power and in the context of a general oil rush in Central and East Africa, the lack of clearly defined borders, especially in the Great Lakes region, poses significant risk for maintaining regional stability.

Investor fears about mining stocks are misplaced especially if those companies are mining in Mongolia. The country home to the largest copper deposit and this Gold Report explains why there is potential for dozens more similar finds.

The Democratic Party which campaigned on sharing more of the spoils of mining with Mongolian citizens won the majority of seats while the junior partner in the new ruling coalition, the MPRP – led by a former president Nambaryn Enkhbayar – bases its whole doctrine on taking back foreign-owned mines.