Energy Top Stories

India to end decades-old state monopoly on coal mining

Delhi is hoping the measure will reduce the nation’s reliance on coal imports.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 8, 2016 | 8:16 am

Political risk seen on the rise in these key mining markets

Major commodity-producing countries are set to remain under intense finance…

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 8, 2016 | 3:16 am

Private capital won’t touch mining

Only 0.6% of private capital raised in 2015 for natural…

Frik Els | January 6, 2016 | 11:41 pm

Mining deaths in the U.S. fell to historic low in 2015

Eleven of the 28 deaths last year occurred at coal…

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 6, 2016 | 9:50 am

Saudi-Iran dispute won’t cause lasting oil price rally

Oil prices jumped on the first trading day of 2016…

Oilprice.com | January 6, 2016 | 1:33 am

Glencore-Xstrata merger won’t happen this year

EU regulators are stepping up scrutiny of the mooted $90 billion merger of the commodities trader and coal giant and the whole vetting process could take until early 2013. That is if the deal goes ahead at all.

Frik Els | March 22, 2012 | 8:48 pm

Tata Group looking to partner with South African coal miner

The Tata Group, India's largest conglomerate, is said to be investigating a joint venture with South African coal producer Increase Coal.

Andrew Topf | March 22, 2012 | 8:22 pm

Investors give miners another kicking after China manufacturing shrinks

None of mining's top companies escaped the carnage on Thursday after a survey of manufacturing in China showed activity slowed for a fifth straight month.

Frik Els | March 22, 2012 | 7:20 pm

Big guns all on board for Beijing’s new spot iron ore trading platform

Beijing launched the new spot price platform in January in a bid to shift the balance of power in price negotiations away from the big three.

Frik Els | March 22, 2012 | 5:21 pm

China eyes Canadian uranium mines

Takeover activity is poised to heat up in the Canadian uranium sector as energy-hungry China hunts for feedstock to fuel its growing family of nuclear reactors.

Globe and Mail | March 22, 2012 | 5:40 am

Next week’s Canadian budget will be good for mining, oilsands

The Canadian federal budget due to be released next week will please miners and the oil patch and is likely to make environmental groups see red, not green.

Andrew Topf | March 21, 2012 | 9:48 pm

Aussie tax may have silver lining in higher coal, iron ore prices

The 30% tax on iron ore and coal producers passed by the Australian government may raise the prices of those commodities but will also shrink margins of steelmakers, analysts say.

Andrew Topf | March 21, 2012 | 7:34 pm

Appalachian coal fights for survival

Coal mining in Appalachia has survived deadly explosions, the Great Depression and the country’s largest armed insurrection since the Civil War. The latest threat is booming shale-gas production.

Financial Post | March 21, 2012 | 7:09 pm

Australia’s mining boom to generate $225 billion in exports by 2017

Australia's resources and energy commodity export earnings will continue to grow over the medium term to reach a record $225 billion in 2016-17, said today the Bureau of Resources and Energy Economics (BREE).

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 21, 2012 | 5:40 pm

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