January 4, 2015 Deal offers hope for miners thrown out of work in W. Kentucky Nearly 700 coal miners in Western Kentucky are feeling hopeful this week, despite Patriot Coal deciding to permanently shut down the Highland and Dodge Hill mines on Dec. 31.
January 4, 2015 Hurts so good: when exactly are falling prices bad? The sudden fall in the price of oil provides a unique opportunity to examine the widely held belief that deflation is economic poison.
January 2, 2015 Slow and steady growth tipped for South Australian resources industry A slow down in the Chinese economy means South Australian miners are looking at a year of minimal growth.
January 2, 2015 Close to $60bn in Canadian oil and gas projects in jeopardy: report Falling crude prices and decreased investment in the sector are to blame.
January 2, 2015 Cliffs closes Bloom Lake iron ore, sells coal assets Active production at the Canadian Bloom Lake iron ore mine has completely ceased, and the sale of the firm's its struggling coal division has been completed.
January 2, 2015 Here is why miners should think ‘accountability’ when talking ‘responsibility’ (Part II) The concept of a government-backed initiative to manage CSR abroad is being looked at by various nations, including Canada and the U.K.
December 31, 2014 Here is why miners should think ‘accountability’ when talking ‘responsibility’ (Part I) There currently are several practical and legal reasons for companies to have a CSR strategy in place, says expert in the field Elizabeth Adey, in this interview with MINING.com.
December 31, 2014 U.S. widens battle for global oil market: allows condensate exports The government also published a list of answers to common questions about crude exports, providing guidance in a matter plagued by confusion.
December 30, 2014 Chris Berry identifies commodity companies with the disruptive advantage Game-changing disruptive technologies or sustainable end-user agreements are what companies need to succeed and he shares some likely names in the cobalt, lithium, nickel, graphite—even uranium—spaces in this interview with…
December 30, 2014 Epic price reversal for commodities in 2014 Whereas total returns for the S&P 500 Index and 10-Year Treasury bond stayed relatively stable throughout the year, commodities and the U.S. dollar both made an incredible about-face starting around…
Disruption and dislocation: LME metals’ year in seven charts Supply disruption and tariff dislocation have defined the London Metal Exchange base metals complex this year. December 23, 2025 | 07:58 am
