Energy Top Stories

Dundee’s David Talbot says green energy trend is your friend

David Talbot of Dundee Capital Markets forecasts uranium demand growth of about 6% compounded annually through 2020, which ought to be more than enough to kickstart depressed U3O8 prices.

The Energy Report | January 6, 2016 | 12:29 am

Suncor not ruling out sweetening offer for Canadian Oil Sands

The takeover bid expires on Friday.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 5, 2016 | 8:56 am

Miners, commodities traders brace for La Niña

The last time the weather event was present, it wrought…

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 5, 2016 | 5:50 am

BC mining in 2016: New mines on track despite dire outlook

Hard decisions by some mining companies are required in 2016…

Business In Vancouver - Nelson Bennett | January 5, 2016 | 3:35 am

The world’s 10 coldest mines

With temperatures that can drop to nearly -50°C, these mines…

Frik Els | January 4, 2016 | 10:17 am

‘Shocking’ trade numbers have some Australians calling the end of the mining boom

The commodity price cycle peaked in the third quarter of last year.

Frik Els | April 4, 2012 | 11:05 pm

Miner union chief: EPA killing us like Navy SEALs kill terrorists

Chalk up another fracture in the Big Labor-environmentalist alliance: United Mine Workers President Cecil Roberts unloaded on the Environmental Protection Agency in a radio interview Tuesday.

Investors Business Daily | April 4, 2012 | 8:42 pm

Indonesia’s proposed export tax has Indian power companies scrambling

Indonesia's proposed tax on mining exports is having a ripple effect on Indian power companies that buy fuel for coal-fired power plants.

Andrew Topf | April 4, 2012 | 5:20 pm

U.S. mining regulator tightens coal mines safety rules

As families and friends of dead miners mark the second anniversary of the Upper Big Branch Mine disaster in West Virginia on April 5, the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration announced it would issue its final set of rules for inspecting underground coal mines on Friday.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 4, 2012 | 1:19 pm

BHP Australia coal mines vote to continue strike

Australian coal mines owned by BHP Billiton (ASX:BHP) and Mitsubishi Development Pty Ltd (TYO:8058) in the Bowen Basin area voted to resume their strike, momentarily stopped this morning, right after Easter.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 4, 2012 | 12:38 pm

Black lung payouts expanded under little known Obamacare section

While speculation about the Supreme Court's upcoming ruling on the Affordable Care Act has been getting all the attention, there is a little known provision in the law that reinstates an old protection, an expansion of benefits for victims of black lung.

Michael Allan McCrae | April 4, 2012 | 6:48 am