Energy Top Stories

Teck Resources logs $536M loss in Q4 on depressed commodities, asset charge

The loss includes a Cdn$598 million impairment charge on its Fort Hills oil sands project in Alberta.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 11, 2016 | 7:15 am

Congo gives up plans to change mining code

The move could have driven away investors at a time…

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 10, 2016 | 2:46 am

Government throws lifeline to BC mines

The B.C. government is throwing the mining industry an emergency…

Business In Vancouver - Nelson Bennett | February 10, 2016 | 12:23 am

US mining and exploration investment declined 35 pct in 2015

The figure is the second largest year-over-year decline since the…

Energy Information Administration | February 10, 2016 | 12:10 am

Colombia bans mining in country’s vast moorlands

Mining in the area of the Andes mountains right above…

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 9, 2016 | 5:44 am

Canadian crude discount cut in half in six weeks

The price oil sands producers receive for their crude improved to $30.75 a barrel below the international benchmark on Friday, a 42% gain from multi-year lows hit six weeks ago on the back of a sharply narrower gap between Canadian and US crude.

Frik Els | April 27, 2012 | 7:37 pm

Mining, oil and gas led Canada’s growth in 2011

Statistics Canada revealed today that the provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan led the country in economic growth in 2011, buoyed by the extraction and exploration of their natural resources.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 27, 2012 | 3:59 pm

UK Coal up 13% after swinging into profit

UK Coal (LON:UKC) turned a £124.6 million loss in 2010 into a pre-tax profit of £58 million last year as production and revenue jumped.

MINING.com Editor | April 27, 2012 | 3:27 pm

US studies new law to speed up one of world’s longest permitting processes

"What is new is the growing awareness of its implications for our nation, particularly in a highly competitive world economy in which the demand for minerals continues to grow, especially in fast growing economies led by China and India."

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 27, 2012 | 2:53 pm

Xstrata pulls out of Donkin Mine project in Eastern Canada

Australian miner Xstrata Coal is pulling out of the Donkin Mine project, which promised to employ as many as 300 people in Cape Breton, Eastern Canada, by 2014.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 27, 2012 | 1:26 pm

French uranium supply threatened by strike in Niger

Niger's uranium workers have downed tools over a dispute with Areva, the French nuclear power giant that owns the Imouraren mine.

Andrew Topf | April 27, 2012 | 5:01 am

Bernanke: Damp squib

What gold bulls were waiting for did not materialize, but it could have been worse. Much worse.

Frik Els | April 25, 2012 | 11:48 pm

Infographic: Warren Buffet, aliens on Mars and gold

The sage of Omaha's investment strategies have been well documented but he's no fan of gold...

Frik Els | April 25, 2012 | 6:58 pm

Possible imminent Eurozone collapse a game-changer for gold

Gold is currently in a protracted period of consolidation and expecting a break-out but it is unclear in which direction! Down to $1,525 or up to $2,000 + - or maybe first one then the other. Interesting times!

Mineweb | April 25, 2012 | 5:04 pm

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