August 7, 2016 Nuke the oilsands: Alberta’s narrowly cancelled plan to drill for oil with atomic weapons Devised by California-based Richfield Oil Corporation, Project Oilsand was uncannily simple: Get an atomic bomb from the Americans and blow it up under Athabasca.
August 5, 2016 Rio Tinto sells Mount Pleasant coal Takes Rio’s divestment tally to $4.7 billion over the last three years
August 5, 2016 Gold price rally sparks $50 billion of commodity investments New report shows commodity assets under management jumping to $235 billion, the best performance since 2009, largely due to physical gold ETF inflows.
August 4, 2016 Today’s downturn sets markets up for a dramatic oil price spike Oil and gas companies have gutted their capex budgets, necessary moves as drillers went deep into the red following the crash in oil prices. But the sharp cutback in investment…
August 3, 2016 Australia’s environmental agency rejects Cameco uranium mine plan Yeelirrie mine deemed a threat to the environment says agency
August 3, 2016 Rio cautious on outlook as earnings halve "The global economy seems stuck in a subdued low-productivity growth pattern," says world's number two miner after reporting lowest earnings in 12 years.
August 2, 2016 Crowdfunding in the mining sector: will the UK be next to join this trend? The concept has been around for some time in various fields, including new technology, entertainment and media, and has been relatively successful. As a result, some mining companies have decided…
August 1, 2016 This is what a broad-based metals and mining rally looks like CHART: The gold price may grab headlines, but coal's rally comes as a shocker – thermal prices are up 22% in 2016 and coking coal's back in triple digits.
July 31, 2016 Clinton talks up clean coal, says she can bring steel jobs back to PA Fresh off a bounce in the polls, Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton is promising to revitalize Pennsylvania communities hurt by a downturn in the coal and steel industries.
July 29, 2016 Anglo American declines merger offer from Vedanta Vedanta Resources’ chairman Anil Agarwal allegedly approached Anglo in several opportunities earlier this year to discuss potential tie-ups.
AI boom set to turbocharge uranium demand in 2026 Investor surveys and asset managers point to AI-driven power demand tightening uranium supply and supporting higher prices into 2026. December 26, 2025 | 03:55 am
