February 6, 2020 Low oil prices for ‘foreseeable future’ led to Suncor writedown The impairment was necessary as Suncor adjusted its global oil price forecast down about $10 per barrel.
February 6, 2020 Finland gives green light to uranium mining State-owned Terrafame plans to produce uranium at a mine that has been producing nickel for years.
February 5, 2020 Peabody Energy posts huge loss on weak coal fundamentals It said that macro industry conditions, including a mild Northern winter, low natural gas prices, as well as trade and import policy uncertainties, were a challenging backdrop to start the…
February 4, 2020 Botswana to accelerate $4 billion coal-to-liquid refinery project — minister The government also expected to finalize power purchase agreements this year for a planned new 100MW pilot power plant using coal bed methane, gas trapped in underground coal seams.
February 4, 2020 Russia’s comeback in Africa favours profit over long-term influence — analyst Moscow claims to a host of resources are based on shaky grounds at best, consultancy Verisk Maplecroft says.
February 3, 2020 Teck pledges carbon neutrality by 2050 Teck’s initial roadmap to carbon neutrality begins with first avoiding emissions, then eliminating or minimizing emissions.
February 3, 2020 Miners ditching diesel seek to cut costs as well as emissions With energy accounting for as much as a fifth of a mine’s costs, less polluting options can often be cheaper than shipping diesel to remote locations.
February 3, 2020 Feds would signal oil sands ‘have no future’ if Frontier mine blocked: Poilievre The $20.6-billion oil sands project, 110 km north of Fort McMurray, Alta., is still pending approval from the federal government.
February 3, 2020 Miners need to adopt next-generation values to battle reputation crisis, says Anglo American boss Mark Cutifani says that, regrettably, the mining industry is still seen as one that takes more than it gives.
February 3, 2020 Social investors, emissions reduction efforts to shape mining’s short-term future — report Deloitte’s “Tracking the Trends” annual mining report, warns mining leaders they will have to work this year on building trust with communities, consumers and investors.
Striking workers disrupt access to Chile’s Escondida, Zaldivar copper mines The workers, who have been on strike since the beginning of the month, have launched intermittent blocks in the La Negra industrial sector. January 23, 2026 | 01:33 pm
