July 4, 2016 Global mining equipment market to reach $156 billion by 2022 — report Product launch and acquisition are the key growth strategies adopted by the leading market players, such as Caterpillar and Komatsu, to strengthen their foothold in the market.
July 3, 2016 Long term outlook for Canadian oil sands looks bright In mid-June CAPP released its annual Crude Oil Forecast, Markets and Transportation study. It is actually pretty good news considering the current state of the industry because it shows continued…
July 3, 2016 Sweden sells its German coal mines The Swedish government has endorsed a plan by a state-owned enterprise to sell its four German coal mines and assets to Czech investors.
July 3, 2016 The decline of coal in three charts These three charts show how coal went from hero to zero.
July 1, 2016 Australia’s uranium polluting the Antarctic — scientists Australia has about 40% of the world's uranium reserves and exports nearly 7,000 tonnes of yellow cake annually.
June 28, 2016 These five coal miners spent $95 million on lobbying before going bankrupt Report claims that Walter Energy, Patriot Coal, Alpha Natural Resources, Arch Coal and Peabody Energy also allocated more than half a billion dollars for top executives salaries in decade before…
June 27, 2016 Brien Lundin: Brexit underlines currency debasement as the real driver behind gold price appreciation The Brexit vote to leave the E.U. is bullish for gold as it creates uncertainty but the real driver for the long term gold price is currency devaluation, which is…
June 27, 2016 Canada oil sands output to grow 1 million barrels daily by 2025 The 42%-growth to 3.4 million barrels per day by 2025 will come from the expansion of existing facilities rather than new projects, IHS says.
June 27, 2016 BHP hikes exploration spending to focus mostly on copper, oil It will raise its annual exploration spending by 29%, allocating nearly all its $900 million budget to finding new copper and oil deposits in the fiscal year beginning next month.
June 24, 2016 Is there a future for the Russian coal industry? It is an open secret that the global electric power industry of which the coal industry forms a part is experiencing a system-wide reduction in both volumes and prices of…
Chinese copper smelter, Antofagasta agree to record low fees Tough negotiations reflected a market facing abundant refining capacity but tight global ore supplies. December 22, 2025 | 12:20 pm
