April 21, 2017

Strike at Escondida hurt Rio Tinto copper output

Production for the first three months of the year slumped 37% compared with the same period of 2016.

April 20, 2017

Post cyclone coking coal price plunge

Drops 4% to $289.50 a tonne despite greater than expected Australian supply outage.

April 20, 2017

Production at Syncrude’s Mildred Lake oil sands to fully resume in June

Pipeline shipments would restart at approximately 50% of capacity in early May.

April 20, 2017

Mining’s environmental accomplishments unknown to American voters

A new poll by Morning Consult for the National Mining Association (NMA) shows that most American voters are unaware of the environmental and technological advancements in teh industry.

April 18, 2017

Teck: no plans to reopen Quintette met coal mine

Vancouver company focused on bringing $13 billion oil sands project into production before the end of the year

April 18, 2017

Climate change and risks to fossil fuel industry: sustainability train has left the station

Burning coal, oil, and natural gas is responsible for two-thirds of humanity’s emissions of greenhouse gases, and yet provides more than 20% of GDP in two dozen nations.

April 18, 2017

South32 drops $200 million plan to buy Peabody coal mine

The miner said it was unwilling to take the steps required to satisfy Australian steel makers to get the approval of the transaction, which would have its major deal since…

April 17, 2017

US Energy Secretary worried about coal

Rick Perry expressed concerns about the diversification of power sources and the stability of the country’s grid

April 17, 2017

Plateau Uranium announces LOI for initial uranium offtake from Peruvian project

The deal with Curzon Resources could be the first potential sale of 7% the of future production from the Macusani project

April 14, 2017

Supply crunch or oil glut: investment banks can’t agree

The biggest banks remain bullish on oil prices, but analyst projections about global supply and demand are increasingly diverging.