September 16, 2015

MSHA issues “proximity detection” rule for coal-hauling machines

Detection systems are used to help protect miners from being crushed or pinned in confined underground mine spaces where large equipment is constantly in motion.

September 16, 2015

Glencore to reduce debt after getting $2.5 billion in shares sale

The share sale is set to reduce the company’s net debt by a third to around $20 billion by the end of 2016.

September 15, 2015

KGHM applies for environmental permit for proposed gold, copper mine in Canada

GHM estimates the project will employ about 500 people and contribute up to $550 million dollars in federal and provincial taxes, $210 million in British Columbia Mining Act tax, and…

September 15, 2015

Thomas Drolet warns of a coming Grand Canyon of uranium supply deficit and shares three ways to profit by it

A Grand Canyon of supply deficit is opening up in the uranium markets, with 66 nuclear reactors under construction globally and more restarting in Japan.

September 15, 2015

British Columbia’s lowest oil and gas revenue in 30 years posted

B.C. oil and gas revenue is down 98% year-over-year.

September 14, 2015

Veteran investment strategist Joe McAlinden reverses view, predicts recovery for gold, oil and housing

With the markets in whiplash mode, Joe McAlinden, founder of McAlinden Research Partners and former chief global strategist with Morgan Stanley Investment Management, believes volatility is going to stick around…

September 14, 2015

Innovation and consolidation for North American frac sands as low oil price bites

Taking stock of the hectic hydrocarbon industry from a supplier’s point of view is always a complex task.

September 14, 2015

US coal industry’s cost cuts not enough to offset weak prices

Average sales margins for coal miners have fallen by about half since 2011, forcing three of the U.S.'s largest publicly traded producers to file for bankruptcy protection this year.

September 14, 2015

Anglo American completes sale of Chile copper mines

The announcement comes only days after Anglo announced a $330m deal to sell lossmaking South African platinum mines to Sibanye Gold.

September 14, 2015

Asia shifting to modern coal powered generation

A new report by the International Energy Agency (IEA) – Clean Coal Centre - has detailed the changing electricity generation landscape in the rapidly growing countries of South and East…