May 1, 2019

Mexico to recover bodies of miners killed in 2006 blast

President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has pledged to recover the 63 remaining bodies of miners killed in the Pasta de Conchos mine explosion in 2006.

May 1, 2019

How Russia contaminated $2.7B of oil exports to Europe

For 10 days, refiners and oil firms in Europe cut purchases of Russian oil by up to a million barrels a day after finding out crude from the Druzhba pipeline…

May 1, 2019

World’s top uranium miner Cameco swings to loss in first quarter

The uranium producer logged a C$18.3 million loss in the first quarter of 2019, compared with a profit of C$57.8 million a year ago.

May 1, 2019

Yancoal gets green light for massive expansion at Australian mine

This will allow the miner to increase Cameby Downs thermal coal mine's output from 2.8 million tonnes a year to 3.5 million.

April 30, 2019

Activists slam South Africa decision to pump water to coal mines

The groups argue that damage to human health and the environment caused by the projects would exceed the benefits of cheap power.

April 30, 2019

Sirius Minerals secures JP Morgan backing to build UK’s biggest potash mine

The company's stock fell to its lowest in more than a year — likely a market reaction to the higher funding costs and dilution from the share placing.

April 29, 2019

NexGen begins Rook I environmental assessment

The environmental assessment will be co-ordinated among NexGen and the two governmental bodies.

April 29, 2019

UK regulator drops big companies from responsible-payment list

Five firms, including BHP, were removed from the Prompt Payment Code, an initiative to speed up settlement of invoices owed to suppliers.

April 29, 2019

Trump drive to boost fossil fuels hits a wall in federal courts

The latest setback came April 19, when a judge ruled Trump’s Interior Department illegally lifted an Obama-era moratorium blocking the sale of coal on federal land.

April 29, 2019

A trashy alternative fuel is emerging deep inside coal country

Deriving energy from waste has a long history, from simply burning trash to using it as a raw material for jet fuel.