August 21, 2017 More than 200 workers to go at Sandvik Materials Technology unit Measure is part of a broader plan to restore profitability at the division, which saw adjusted operating profit fell by 37% in the second quarter of this year.
August 18, 2017 Fracking jobs prove elusive for coal miners looking to switch While Trump vows to save coal, many miners look elsewhere. Natural gas jobs don’t offer the same stability as coal did.
August 16, 2017 Mining in Australia is looking better There are several encouraging signs for the mining outlook in Australia.
August 15, 2017 EPA to scrap Obama-era rule limiting water pollution from coal-fired power plants The move comes only five months after President Donald Trump signed an executive order undoing the previous Administration’s Clean Power Plan.
August 15, 2017 CHARTS: Mining once again one of biggest drivers of US economy Value added brought by the mining sector grew by more than 21% in the first three months of the year — the largest increase since the fourth quarter of 2014.
August 13, 2017 Trials set for men charged in killing of former Patriot Coal CEO The two men accused of murdering Bennett Hartfield, the former president and CEO of Patriot Coal, are heading to trial in the next two months.
August 11, 2017 Coal mine shuts down in Spain due to lack of clients La Escondida was the last project of its type in the Castilla and León region
August 10, 2017 Uranium producer seen as ‘top leverage pick to the expected uranium price recovery’ One uranium producer and explorer reported Q2/17 results that led one analyst to increase its target price.
August 9, 2017 Glencore secures leases for Wandoan coal project, environmentalists react The Anglo–Swiss multinational secured the first mining leases for its $7 billion Wandoan coal project in Queensland’s Surat Basin
August 8, 2017 Good and bad news from Japan-China oil sands projects in Canada On the bright side, the companies have started production of ultra-heavy crude oil at their Hangingstone Oil Sands Project in Alberta
BHP puts Anglo in ‘rearview mirror’ as CEO eyes Canada copper “I’m hopeful that in five years time, 10 years time, there’ll be further investments that we can make into Canadian resources,” Mike Henry said. December 19, 2025 | 12:32 pm
