November 6, 2018

Canadian miners’ performance in Q3 hit by lower metal prices

EY’s Canadian Mining Eye index — which tracks the performance of 100 Toronto Stock Exchange and TSX Venture Exchange mid-tier and junior mining companies — dropped 12 percent in the…

November 6, 2018

China’s industrial heartland Shandong to overhaul energy intensive industries

As part of a new plan to overhaul energy intensive industries, Shandong province is planning to consolidate dozens of small refineries and build mega-petrochemical complexes.

November 6, 2018

US Supreme Court mostly in favour of Virginia’s uranium mining ban

The country's top court has given a rather favourable reception to a Virginia law that bans mining at the nation’s largest known uranium deposit

November 5, 2018

NexGen boosts NPV for Rook I to $3.7B

Vancouver-based NexGen Energy, Wood Group and Rosco Postle Associates have completed the pre-feasibility study for NexGen’s Rook I project in the Athabasca Basin.

November 4, 2018

Pompeo defends temporary waivers granted for Iran oil buying

The comments come a day before U.S. sanctions on Iran’s energy and shipping are due to snap back.

November 4, 2018

Google honours Canadian geologist

Joseph Burr Tyrrell not only discovered the Albertosaurus sarcophagus, he also had a prolific career in mining.

November 2, 2018

US Supreme Court to decide fate of Virginia’s uranium mining ban

Supreme Court will have to decide whether the southeastern state hast the right to regulate uranium mining or that should be done by the federal government.

November 2, 2018

Nova Scotia miners to give C$8,000 to those who can prove industry ‘rocks’

The judging panel includes former Minister of Natural Resources and current Transportation Minister Lloyd Hines, Chief Terry Paul of Membertou First Nation and MINING.com’s own Cecilia Jamasmie. 

November 1, 2018

You’ll need 286 pounds of coal to fuel that electric road trip

As electric vehicles slowly become a bigger part of the global fleet, questions about mileage and fuel efficiency are going to become more apposite.

November 1, 2018

BHP to return $10.4 billion in buyback, special dividend bonanza

BHP had promised to return all of the net proceeds from the $10.8 billion sale of its U.S. shale business to shareholders when the deal was announced in July.