November 12, 2017 Washington State company trying to revive shuttered coal mine A Washington State company is trying to resist the wave of U.S. coal mine and coal plant closures by re-opening the John Henry Mine in King County.
November 10, 2017 Indonesia warns of tough response after Papuan rebels threaten Freeport Indonesia's military said on Friday it was prepared to take tough measures against rebels who have threatened to "destroy" mining operations of Freeport-McMoRan Inc in the eastern province of Papua…
November 10, 2017 BHP needs 120 new workers at its Olympic Dam in Australia The mining giant will add those jobs during the next 12 months.
November 10, 2017 South Africa’s NUM says coal strike to begin on Nov. 19 The planned strike in the coal sector could affect power supply in Africa's most industrialized economy, as about 85 percent of electricity is generated from the fossil fuel.
November 9, 2017 Weak uranium prices force Cameco to halt two operations in Canada Company will suspend operations at the McArthur River and Key Lake at the end of January for at least 10 months.
November 9, 2017 Armed separatists occupy villages near Freeport’s Indonesia mine Armed separatists have occupied five villages in Indonesia’s Papua province, threatening to disrupt Freeport-McMoRan Inc’s giant Grasberg copper mine, which has already been hit this year by labor unrest and…
November 8, 2017 A year after Trump’s win, coal is still losing to renewables It’s been a year since President Donald Trump’s election and his pledges to transform the energy markets haven’t exactly come to pass.
November 8, 2017 Glencore extends lockout at Australia coal mine as talks stall again Glencore has extended a lockout of 190 workers at Oaky North mine in eastern Australia for a further two weeks.
November 6, 2017 New International Standard to reduce mining accidents Light at the end of the tunnel - find out how a new ISO standard can help reduce mine accidents.
November 6, 2017 Suncor Energy and PetroNor announce agreement for equity partnership Suncor and PetroNor today announced the purchase by Suncor of a 41% equity interest in PetroNor, a petroleum products distributor across the James Bay and Abitibi-Témiscamingue regions of Quebec.
Rio Tinto’s fourth-quarter iron ore, copper output beat estimates Despite the comeback performance, Rio Tinto is still in danger of losing the top producer spot to Brazil's Vale. January 20, 2026 | 02:08 pm
