April 2, 2015

China claims to hold over 2 million tonnes of uranium deposits

The country’s uranium deposits have doubled in the last 15 years to more than 350 across the nation.

April 1, 2015

Deutsche Bank slashes South32 valuation

BHP Billiton spin-off worth just $7 billion when based on current spot prices for commodities.

March 30, 2015

Coal industry’s decade-long drop in productivity hits reverse

U.S. miners have stabilized or even increased productivity at both surface and underground coal operations in the past two years, a study released Monday shows.

March 30, 2015

Unionized coal mines safer, more productive than non-union operations

SNL Energy's analysis looked at 1,086 mines in 2013 and 2014, including 54 union mines and 1,032 nonunion mines.

March 30, 2015

BHP wants strikes to be ‘last resource’ for workers

The mining giant has also asked for local laws to be flexible enough to keep pace with other countries.

March 29, 2015

Big oil worse than big miners in overspending

A chart by the Wall Street Journal shows that capital expenditures by the big oil companies are exceeding cash flow at a higher rate than the major miners.

March 27, 2015

Five companies in Australia’s Cooper Basin worth watching: Canaccord Genuity’s Johan Hedstrom

Canaccord Genuity energy analyst Johan Hedstrom is tasked with scouring the Australian oil patch looking for good deals even as prices slip and slide.

March 26, 2015

$60 billion for mining private equity a myth

Looking for an exit or a lifeline? Look further says $8 billion fund manager.

March 26, 2015

US coal producers shaved production costs further in challenging 2014

Production costs for a handful of U.S. coal producers declined in 2014, but some Illinois Basin producers actually reported higher costs, according to a cost-of-coal-sales-per-ton analysis by SNL Energy.

March 26, 2015

Congo’s planned mining code changes ‘too risky’: miners

The country's Chamber of Mines says the new code would send the mining industry back by at least 10 years.