Energy Top Stories

U.S. coal for electricity plummets to 45-year low

The main culprit? Cheap natural gas.

Andrew Topf | January 31, 2016 | 4:25 pm

Chinese miners rescued after 36 days trapped underground

Rescuers drilled two big holes into the tunnel to save…

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 29, 2016 | 5:55 am

Canadian miners can take Kazakhstan to court for seized assets, rules tribunal

Ruling opens door for international claims against Kazakhstan.

MINING.com Editor | January 29, 2016 | 3:00 am

Caterpillar sees no signs of mining improvement

Quoting levels "very low" and machines already sold are not…

Frik Els | January 28, 2016 | 1:43 pm

Anglo American shares rally on iron ore output hike, cost-cutting measures

The besieged miner plans to lower costs at its iron…

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 28, 2016 | 5:10 am

Arch Coal’s Q1 plummets from $55.6 million a year ago to just $1.2 million

Blaming severe weakness in U.S. thermal coal markets, Arch Coal, Inc. (NYSE: ACI) today reported first quarter 2012 net income of $1.2 million, or $0.01 per diluted share, compared with net income of $55.6 million, or $0.34 per diluted share, in the prior-year period.

Michael Allan McCrae | May 1, 2012 | 6:40 pm

Cameco gains 5% after strong quarter

Sales volumes were up 33% at Cameco, the world's largest uranium miner in Q1. Revenue increased 22% to $563 million and gross profit showed a gain of 31% to $178 million.

Michael Allan McCrae | May 1, 2012 | 4:17 pm

Xstrata copper production down, but Q1 financial performance solid

Anglo-Swiss Xstrata Plc. (LON:XTA) reported today mixed production results for its first quarter, with copper production declining 18%, but said operating and financial performance remains strong.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 1, 2012 | 2:01 pm

Canadian Oil Sands divvies up 17% more as $23 syncrude discount evaporates

From a 7-year low against US benchmark crude only six weeks ago, syncrude on Monday moved into premium territory.

Frik Els | May 1, 2012 | 2:52 am

Fascinating video: growth of shipping around the globe over the past 250 years

Cool.

Michael Allan McCrae | April 30, 2012 | 7:53 pm

India’s new uranium mine may host one of world’s largest reserves

In what is considered a major milestone in the Indian nuclear program, the Uranium Corporation of India Ltd (UCIL) commissioned last week a new uranium mine, which may host one of the most significant reserves of the yellow material in the world.

MINING.com Editor | April 30, 2012 | 6:38 pm

Greenpeace puns iCoal, but the group may have its numbers wrong

Greenpeace recently published a new ad on YouTube that takes a swipe at Apple's reliance on coal to power its cloud computing services, however the environmental organization may have goofed when compiling its figures.

Michael Allan McCrae | April 30, 2012 | 5:51 pm

The solar sector in India will boom because the government is incompetent: GigaOMtech

GigaOMtech predicts that the solar sector will do very well in India because the government is heavily involved in the coal and the oil and gas sector.

Michael Allan McCrae | April 30, 2012 | 4:49 pm

North America to lead energy investments in 2012: analysts

North America will head global energy investments this year, driven by boom in unconventional production, with a $392 billion on upstream capital and operating expenditures in the region, say global consultants from IHS.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 30, 2012 | 4:31 pm

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