October 29, 2019

Top US private coal miner Murray Energy files for bankruptcy

The Ohio-based miner is the eighth coal company to go under over the past year as demand for the fossil fuel continues to diminish.

October 25, 2019

Oil posts biggest weekly gain in five weeks as supplies tighten

Futures in New York rose for a fourth day while US crude stockpiles fell for the first time in six weeks.

October 25, 2019

Newmont Goldcorp board approves Tanami expansion 2 project

The Tanami expansion project is anchored on the expansive Auron deposit.

October 25, 2019

Metals sector in costly battle to turn green

Environmental concerns have moved to the top of the agenda in recent years with heightened awareness of climate change amid public protests.

October 24, 2019

Navajo shuts down Spring Creek coal mine over sovereign immunity dispute

The Navajo Nation could face up to $1 billion in clean up costs.

October 24, 2019

Coal power plants face $7.3 billion losses in Europe in 2019

Almost 80% of lignite and hard coal-fired generators will be unprofitable this year, a hit the industry is unlikely to survive without government help.

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.