June 15, 2017 South Africa just hiked black ownership rules, miners getting crushed The country will require local miners to be 30% black-owned and has set a 12-month deadline for them to comply with the new rules.
June 14, 2017 #StopAdani protests surge in Australia Before construction begins, activist groups are making sure to continue to speak up against the $16bn Carmichael coal mine
June 14, 2017 Oil prices set to rebound The unpredictability of today’s oil market is leaving some investors burned by unexpected price gyrations.
June 14, 2017 Argentina passes mining act expected to create 125,000 new jobs Agreement is part of plan to double investment in the sector to $25bn in eight years.
June 13, 2017 World coal production falls off a cliff China, the world's largest energy consumer, burned the least coal in six years.
June 13, 2017 Oil sands projects growth to drive need for more pipelines — CAPP Canada will need more pipelines built through to 2030 to transport an additional 1.3 million barrels per day of oil sands production to markets across North America and around the…
June 13, 2017 US Energy Department announces $3 million for high performance computing to advance clean energy manufacturing The Energy Department announced up to $3 million in available support for manufacturers to use supercomputers at the department's national laboratories to tackle major manufacturing challenges.
June 13, 2017 Trump has been good news for miners — Callinex CEO Trump’s measures to revitalize the mining industry are steps on the right direction, and they will benefit not just the US, but also Canada, said Max Porterfield.
June 13, 2017 Yancoal grabs Mitsubishi stakes in Rio Tinto’s coal mines in $940m deal Chinese-owned Yancoal has signalled it may raise its bid for Rio Tinto's Hunter Valley coal assets, after striking the agreement with Mitsubishi to buy its stakes in the same mines.
June 13, 2017 Weir Group expands into Asia with Singapore firm acquisition Move seeks strengthening the firm’s position as energy markets recover.
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
