January 31, 2018 A modern land run? Trump move opens Utah to mining claims under 1872 law U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw federal protections from millions of acres of Utah wilderness will reopen much of the iconic terrain to gold, silver, copper, and uranium land…
January 31, 2018 Suncor Energy implements first commercial fleet of autonomous haul trucks in the oil sands Over the next six years, the company expects to deploy more than 150 autonomous haul trucks in the full program, which will be one of the largest investments in electric…
January 30, 2018 Rags to riches tale ends in disaster for ‘mini-Glencore’ Elman, 77, has watched another global commodity-trading powerhouse collapse before his eyes over the past year: his own.
January 30, 2018 Rio Tinto autonomous trucks now hauling a quarter of Pilbara material The miner's autonomous haulage system (AHS) fleet has already moved over one billion tonnes of ore and waste material within the Pilbara region of Western Australia.
January 29, 2018 CHART: Hedge funds have never been this bullish about the oil price Large scale speculators in West Texas Intermediate and Brent crude oil futures have built up bullish positions equivalent to a staggering 1 billion barrels.
January 29, 2018 Appeal of $15m BC thermal coal terminal project rejected by court The appeal against the terminal at Fraser Surrey Docks was made by two community groups backed by Ecojustice last week.
January 29, 2018 Union at Colombia’s Cerrejon votes to strike after talks fail Cerrejon accounts for 37% of the country's coal output, the world's fifth-largest exporter of the mineral, and a strike is likely to affect exports.
January 29, 2018 Anglo American exits South African coal with sale of New Largo mine Last year, the miner sold other coal assets that exclusively supplied South Africa’s power utility Eskom, including New Vaal, New Denmark and Kriel collieries.
January 29, 2018 Canada’s Fort Hills oil sands project delivers first bitumen Project is on track to reach 90% of capacity — or 194,000 barrels per day — by the end of the year.
January 28, 2018 As global economy hums, Davos turns bullish on commodities "We have not seen this kind of growth since before the global financial crisis."
Codelco submits $1.3B plan to prolong Radomiro Tomic mine life to 2058 The proposal aims to boost the mine's capacity to an average of 725,000 tonnes per day, up from its current level of 675,000 daily tonnes. January 14, 2026 | 10:07 am
