May 28, 2015

Teck reacts to depressed coal prices by halting production at Canadian mines

The company says each of its six mines will be shut down for three weeks in the third quarter.

May 28, 2015

Wildfire spreads closer to Canada’s oil sands: hundreds evacuated

As of Wednesday night, there were 63 fires burning in the area and 13 were considered to be out of control.

May 27, 2015

South Africa doesn’t have enough coal for power plants beyond 2016

Main power utility, Eskom, is struggling to meet demand in a country that depends on coal to generate 85% of its electricity.

May 27, 2015

INFOGRAPHIC: Nuclear takes back seat in United States, but drives the bus in China

The vast majority of nuclear reactors in the US have been steaming along for decades and are approaching their decommissioning date.

May 27, 2015

Romania opens door to new gold, copper project led by Canadians

This is first time Romania grants a mining license without the involvement of a state-owned enterprise.

May 27, 2015

US to miss own emissions targets: report

Necessary tougher measures are likely to meet fierce Republican opposition.

May 26, 2015

China eyes Canadian uranium miners — report

China needs supply for its 22 operating reactors and the other 24 currently are under construction.

May 25, 2015

Canada’s Territories hold massive shale oil reserves similar to US Bakken field

Energy regulator says it holds as much as 200 billion barrels of shale oil reserves, comparable to North Dakota’s thriving Bakken field.

May 25, 2015

New resource drilling commences at Toro’s Wiluna Uranium Project in W.A.

The program comprises up to 130 planned shallow drill holes (10-15m deep) for up to 1,600 metres of sonic core drilling across four deposits, Lake Maitland, Centipede, Millipede and Nowthanna.

May 25, 2015

Major accommodation supplier is cautiously optimistic

"I sort of approach it with some tepid enthusiasm from what I can see. We are hopefully going to see a couple of mining projects–predominantly in eastern Canada–that will come…