April 13, 2018

Mining billionaire backs outback gas pipeline to ease power woes

The project, being considered by the federal government, may cost as much as A$5 billion ($3.9 billion), according to one industry estimate.

April 13, 2018

Senate confirms former coal lobbyist to be EPA’s number two

Andrew Wheeler was confirmed by the Senate on Thursday to be EPA’s deputy administrator by a vote of 53 to 45.

April 13, 2018

Major banks earned more in metals than oil last year

The world’s 50 biggest investment banks made revenue of $1.6 billion from trading, selling derivatives and other activities in metals last year.

April 12, 2018

Poor left out of mining profits as ‘resource curse’ hits Kenya

There were cases of displacement of communities, workers subjected to unsafe conditions, as well as soil, water and air pollution.

April 12, 2018

Glencore is losing billionaire allies to Trump’s sanctions

In just four months, Glencore Plc chief Ivan Glasenberg has lost two of his closest business allies, billionaires Oleg Deripaska and Dan Gertler.

April 12, 2018

Coal dead? Peak oil demand? Five takes on fossil fuels’ future

Mining mogul Bob Murray offered a passionate defense of coal, asserting that we’d all “die in the dark” without it.

April 12, 2018

Coal mogul’s novel plan to save coal is to buy it: Gadfly

Bob Murray, CEO of Murray Energy Corp., has a novel idea to save U.S. coal: buy the stuff himself.

April 10, 2018

China utilities plan new coal import price index to curb volatility

Even as China's government tries to cut the use of dirty fuels, coal still accounts for a majority of the country's power.

April 9, 2018

Iran to transfer yellowcake to uranium conversion facility

The uranium from which the yellowcake was derived was originally extracted from the Saghand mine.

April 9, 2018

Private capital flowing into mining on track for record year

The second largest ever private equity fund focused on mining closed in the first quarter – 13 funds aim to raise a further $4.9 billion in 2018.