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.

October 3, 2019

Russia’s Mechel to buy stake in Elga coal project for $461m

Mechel is expected to pay for the stake within the next four months.

October 1, 2019

Energy and mining divisions merge to create Glacier Resource Innovation Group

MINING.com is now part of Glacier Media's Resource Innovation Group.

September 30, 2019

Water from near-earth asteroids could fuel space mining

A new study suggests that there are about 1,000 water-rich asteroids closer to earth than to the moon.