Energy Top Stories

Ex-coal CEO sentenced to a year in prison over mine-safety conspiracy

The sentencing comes six years and one day after a fatal explosion killed 29 at Massey’s Upper Big Branch mine.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 6, 2016 | 9:55 am

Canadians to develop space mining tool

Deltion Innovations aims to design a drill that would prospect…

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 6, 2016 | 5:55 am

Freeport’s stuck with oil and gas

Copper giant's review of energy division results in axing of…

Frik Els | April 5, 2016 | 12:37 pm

Striking coal workers arrested after violent raid at Glencore’s South African mine

Production at the Wonderfontein coal mine has been halted for…

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 5, 2016 | 3:45 am

De-carbonizing our energy sector

Nuclear energy currently provides around 11 percent of the world's…

Richard Mills - Ahead of the Herd | April 4, 2016 | 3:55 pm

The US will close 30 refineries by 2020 due to collapsing demand: Verleger

Noted oil economist, Philip Verleger, says the US is moving to energy independence because of the recent innovations in oil production and demand destruction in the country.

Michael Allan McCrae | June 20, 2012 | 6:51 am

Dem bill would halt new mountaintop coal mines pending health study

House Democrats introduced legislation Tuesday that would require a comprehensive study of the health dangers related to mountaintop removal coal mining. More controversially, the bill would also halt all new mountaintop coal projects until the health study is complete.

The Hill | June 19, 2012 | 9:25 pm

Uranium market to pick up as reactors come back

Australia-based Foster Stockbroking said Tuesday that an industry-wide restart would boost global uranium demand by 30 million pounds a year which could act as a catalyst to flagging uranium prices.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 19, 2012 | 2:43 pm

Canadian company claims it can make oil sands “green”

N-SolvCorp, a small Canadian company based in Calgary, claims it has developed a unique technology that will make Alberta's oil sands more profitable and environmentally sound.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 19, 2012 | 1:44 pm

Maybe solar could take out nuclear

Business Insider's Gregor MacDonald was amazed at solar power's break out in the last energy report from BP, and he wonders if more traditional power sources that are hobbled by cost, regulation and uncertainty will lose to solar power.

Michael Allan McCrae | June 19, 2012 | 5:16 am

Subsidies for Spanish coal mines yanked; workers protest

Protests in northern Spain are turning violent with riot police using batons and tear gas to squelch striking coal miners who are worried their way of life may be on the way out.

Michael Allan McCrae | June 19, 2012 | 5:02 am

Prophecy Coal to purchase Tethys Mining exploration licenses

Drill results of the agreed upon regions estimated to at 540 million tonnnes of thermal coal.

Joshua Zapf | June 18, 2012 | 9:19 pm

L&L Energy buys majority stake in Chinese coal mine

US-based L&L Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: LLEN), a company with five-year track record of profitable coal operations in China, announced it has entered into an MOU to acquire the Lashu Mine in HeZhang County, Guizhou Province.

MINING.com Editor | June 18, 2012 | 4:23 pm

Australia sets conditions to Rinehart’s $6.4 billion coal mine project

Australian environment minister, Tony Burke, has told GVK and #4 mining billionaire Gina Rinehart to improve four areas of their $6.4 billion Alpha Coal project if they want to gain Federal environmental approval.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 18, 2012 | 3:59 pm

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