April 18, 2019

Coal prices are up and US miners still can’t catch a break

The global coal markets have been on a tear lately, and America’s miners are still tanking.

April 18, 2019

Kenney win puts maligned Trudeau pipeline law under new pressure

A trio of proposed laws affecting pipeline, environmental and oil shipping laws are working their way through Canada’s Senate as Trudeau’s Liberals gear up for an October election.

April 17, 2019

A coal miner’s less-is-more lesson for frackers

Arch Coal Inc. has a novel approach to beating the market: by not getting any more valuable.

April 17, 2019

Canadian exporters continue to struggle even with rising oil

Canada recorded smaller trade deficits than expected in the first two months of 2019 on a rally in oil prices.

April 16, 2019

Rio Tinto warning may rupture mining industry into green and dirty

Rio Tinto's warning to mining lobby groups that they have to acknowledge the threat of climate change is likely a sign that the industry will inevitably fracture into two camps.

April 16, 2019

Mining flotation chemicals market to reach $10B by 2020

Mining flotation chemicals are used during the ore beneficiation process.

April 16, 2019

Anti-mining activists in South Africa face harassment, death — report

Opponents to mining projects in South Africa are often harassed, threatened and sometimes even killed, according to a report by a group of human rights advocates including Human Rights Watch.

April 15, 2019

US agency submits uranium import probe to White House

The probe was prompted by a petition filed by two uranium mining companies, complaining that subsidized foreign competitors have caused them to cut capacity and lay off workers.

April 15, 2019

China’s commodity imports look tepid, may be slightly warmer

The decline in commodity imports in the first quarter seem to confirm the narrative of slowing growth in the world's second-largest economy.

April 15, 2019

Fission Uranium tables PFS for Patterson Lake South

The PFS assigns the project a $693m after-tax net present value at an 8% discount rate and a 21% after-tax internal rate of return.