January 28, 2015 Glencore mulls shutting down South African coal mines, lay offs The miner, one of the biggest exporters of South African coal, may re-open those operations if economic conditions improve.
January 28, 2015 Lies and deception In Ukraine’s energy sector The Ukrainian government has repeatedly claimed it is doing its best to improve the oil and gas investment climate, but official statements are the opposite of the reality, as Prime…
January 27, 2015 Cliffs restructures Bloom Lake iron ore mine, seeks creditor protection Chief Executive Lourenco Goncalves said restructuring proceedings have begun in Montreal and sale options will be explored.
January 27, 2015 Jason Mayer: the budgets of oil producers today are still a little delusional The price of oil appears to be settling into a new price range, leaving oil sector profits at significant risk.
January 27, 2015 UBC votes on removing fossil fuel investments from endowment Divestment intended to put political pressure on the Canadian government to adopt a national carbon pricing system, says campaigner.
January 27, 2015 Lower gas prices weigh on Peabody’s weak results, expected coal demand The U.S. No.1 coal producer projects a much wider-than-expected loss for the current quarter.
January 27, 2015 The youngest CEO in mining has his eye on uranium This young dynamo entered the business straight out of university and is now running Skyharbour Resources (SKY.V). Skyharbour is a uranium junior holding a very prospective land position(over 390,000 hectares)…
January 27, 2015 Freeport-McMoRan slashes capital spending, to divest stake in Indonesian unit The U.S. largest miner by market value and revenue has already slashed its capital budget for the year by $2bn and it is ready to make further cuts.
January 27, 2015 Congo risking billions with planned tax hike, mining code revision The central Africa nation may also lose its position as the continent’s top copper producer.
January 26, 2015 No recession for Alberta, just ‘zero growth’ as oil price nosedives According to TD's latest report, real GDP growth in Alberta will inch forward by only 0.5% this year before speeding up to 1.8% in 2016.
Rio Tinto to change index for some iron ore settlement, client notice Rio Tinto has been using the Platts indices to settle its flagship products in annual contracts and spot market. December 24, 2025 | 07:26 am