June 4, 2019

Australia’s energy, carbon policies remain a deadlocked mess — opinion

There has been no shortage of fighting talk about Australia's lack of cohesive energy and carbon policies in recent weeks.

June 3, 2019

Denison Mines begins environmental process for Wheeler River

Wheeler River is the largest undeveloped uranium project in the Athabasca Basin.

June 3, 2019

Zimbabwe’s mineral-backed loans may complicate talks with creditors, IMF says

Unable to get funding from lenders like the IMF since defaulting on its debt in 1999, Zimbabwe has over the last five years relied on the African Export and Import…

June 2, 2019

Energy prices crash in Europe as old, new fuels vie for share

Gas and coal prices are plunging in Europe, hurt by the relentless threat of ever-cheaper clean energy.

May 30, 2019

IMO 2020, EVs, and steel — a perfect storm in the needle coke sector?

The new regulations may have a further, more unexpected effect on the steel sector, and the nascent electric vehicle battery industry. 

May 30, 2019

Trump campaign official lobbies for Ohio coal, nuclear subsidies

Bob Paduchik, who also led the Ohio Trump campaign in 2016, called lawmakers urging them to support the legislation and stressing that the president was behind it as well.

May 29, 2019

Namibia says China can buy Rio’s uranium stake if it respects laws

Rio Tinto, which is seeking to divest less profitable assets, said last November that it was selling its 69% stake in the world's longest-running open pit uranium mine to China…

May 29, 2019

CanAlaska to start drilling at West McArthur uranium project

The program is intended to locate high-grade uranium hosted in faults along the C10 horizon, the major regional fault structure.

May 28, 2019

China proposes coal price cuts to ease burden on power producers

The latest move signals coal power generators are under pressure from high raw material costs and the government’s plan to cut electricity charges.

May 28, 2019

Uncertain future for Hume Coal’s Australia mine

If approved, Hume's mine is expected to produce 50-million tonnes of run-of-mine coal over 23 years.