May 2, 2018 Rio Tinto to double number of autonomous drills at Pilbara mines Driverless trucks at the same iron ore operations already haul over a quarter of both ore and waste material.
May 2, 2018 Fuel tax rebate comes into effect for Nova Scotia-based mining companies Provincial fuel tax is supposed to help pay for public roads and highways by charging the vehicle owners who use them. The Nova Scotia government gives other resource industries a…
May 2, 2018 Two U.S. coal miners see growth amid sector’s gloom Most miners producing coal for electricity are getting battered by cheap natural gas and increasingly stringent pollution controls.
May 1, 2018 Australia corporate watchdog expands legal action against Rio Tinto, former executives The global miner has denied any wrongdoing in a similar case brought by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
May 1, 2018 Fort Hills oilsands ramp up surges over 100,000 bbls/d The most recent data available from the Alberta Energy Regulator — for December 2017 — shows Fort Hills at 11,525 bbls/d.
May 1, 2018 Oil hedge fund manager Andurand says $300 ‘not impossible’ Pierre Andurand said the current reluctance of energy companies to invest in new production meant $300 a barrel was "not impossible" within a few years.
April 30, 2018 Contura, Alpha to merge, creating largest US met coal producer The deal comes as investors look for consolidation in an industry that is recovering from a deep downturn in 2015 and 2016.
April 27, 2018 Even Europe’s biggest coal addict now wants to clean up its act Poland has about $30 billion of planned wind projects 30 kilometers (19 miles) out in the Baltic.
April 27, 2018 US coal output just took another hit as demand keeps fading The economic case for mining coal to generate electricity in the U.S. continues to fade.
April 27, 2018 World’s top uranium miner Cameco back in the black But the Canadian company said the uranium market remained “quiet.”
BHP puts Anglo in ‘rearview mirror’ as CEO eyes Canada copper “I’m hopeful that in five years time, 10 years time, there’ll be further investments that we can make into Canadian resources,” Mike Henry said. December 19, 2025 | 12:32 pm
