May 3, 2018 Eight still trapped underground at Sibanye mine following seismic event Contact has been made with three of the workers trapped at the company's Masakhane gold mine.
May 3, 2018 Glencore’s Congo mining conundrum The miner and commodities trader is embroiled in a legal tangle over its copper and cobalt operations in Democratic Republic of Congo, where conflict and changes to regulations have deterred…
May 2, 2018 War on coal making the world’s top mine owners a lot richer Anglo American Plc, Glencore Plc and BHP Billiton Ltd. are generating the highest profits in years from their coal mines.
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.
Copper price: Most popular stories of 2025 Copper is on course for its biggest annual gain since 2009 and articles about the metal were read more than 2.5 million times this year. December 24, 2025 | 12:20 pm
