October 22, 2019 Teck Resources rolls out electric buses This represents the first use of electric passenger buses for employee transport in the Canadian mining industry.
October 22, 2019 Analysts say divestment can’t stop ocean of demand for oil Some pension funds are now bowing to pressure from the divestment movement and shedding at least some of their oil and gas investments. So are insurance companies.
October 21, 2019 BHP switches to green power for Chilean copper starting 2021 Miners, which often use fossil fuels as the energy source in their operations, are shifting to renewable generation as the cost of wind and solar power drops.
October 18, 2019 Australia backs solar farm for two Fortescue iron ore mines Fortescue said the project would cut carbon emissions by about 40% at its Christmas Creek and Cloudbreak mines.
October 17, 2019 America’s coal country is heading for another wave of layoffs Global prices for coal shipped to power plants have plunged by more than one-third in the past year in both Europe and Asia.
October 16, 2019 Fortune lies in Canada’s oil sands. Many voters want to leave it there In a campaign that’s been uncharacteristically personal in tone for Canada, energy and the environment is arguably the key policy area that will decide the election.
October 14, 2019 B2Gold approves investment in hybrid energy system for Fekola mine The new system will allow fuel savings of 13.1 million litres of heavy fuel oil (HFO) a year.
October 10, 2019 Ecuador woes weigh on SolGold’s shares, projects future The company's value has halved since May, when a proposed referendum on mining casted doubts on the miner's future in the Andean country.
October 8, 2019 Is Bill Gates right on energy investing? The billionaire said companies should invest in disruptive technologies that will provide actual solutions to climate change.
October 6, 2019 Indigenous miner becomes third-largest coal producer in the US The Navajo Transitional Energy Company purchased all of Cloud Peak Energy’s assets.
Gabon to audit mining deals as reforms start amid IMF talks As part of discussions with the multilateral lender, President Brice Oligui Nguema “has demanded the full publication of all mining agreements". December 19, 2025 | 10:51 am
