November 5, 2017

Oil sands buyout spree paying off as takeovers boost output

The acquisition spree that returned much of Alberta’s oil sands to Canadian hands is so far working out as the buyers projected, with results at Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. and…

November 2, 2017

Uranium superstar goes all-in on impending nickel crunch

Mike Beck gives a provides a detailed analysis on lithium, uranium, and nickel.

November 2, 2017

Cenovus posts smaller loss as production more than doubles

Company lost $69 million in its latest quarter as it more than doubled its production compared with a year ago.

November 1, 2017

Awaiting Trump’s coal comeback, miners reject retraining

Although there have been small gains in coal output and hiring this year, driven by foreign demand, production levels remain near lows hit in 1978.

October 30, 2017

Glencore raises marketing guidance, lowers output

In third-quarter production report, Glencore lowered its output guidance for copper, zinc and coal but said full-year earnings would not suffer.

October 30, 2017

TransCanada veteran Alex Pourbaix to lead Cenovus

Pourbaix replaces Brian Ferguson, who announced his retirement earlier this year following Cenovus’ $17.7 billion acquisition of oil sands and natural gas assets from ConocoPhillips.

October 29, 2017

Top paid positions at Canadian mines

General managers average $212,790 per year at Canadian mines

October 29, 2017

Rick Perry suggests proposal to force utilities to pay more for non-renewables

U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry has come up with a controversial plan to slow the closure of coal-powered fire plants, under the guise of stabilizing the power grid.

October 29, 2017

The Polyus power play

The next few years will likely see the biggest shake-up of gold mining's top tier in a decade.

October 29, 2017

Trump to shrink Utah national monuments in bid to boost drilling, mining

U.S. President Donald Trump will shrink the size of two national monuments in Utah, Senator Orrin Hatch of Utah said on Friday, a change that will open parts of them…