December 17, 2014 Joy Global beats forecasts, but sees 2015 as another challenging year The Milwaukee-based equipment maker warns weak commodity prices and falling industry investment in new machinery will live on.
December 17, 2014 EU spares Canadian oil sands the ‘dirty fuel’ label The vote of the full plenary was prompted earlier this month when the EU's environment committee rejected a deal worked out after more than two years of lobbying by Canada.
December 17, 2014 Coal of Africa extends date on Mooiplaats sale The transaction is now expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2015.
December 16, 2014 B.C. asks you to stuff stockings with local coal Coal, a major B.C. export, has been suffering from a global oversupply and falling prices. How is that for a reason to fill up your stockings with it? Hmm...
December 16, 2014 Be bold and seek the sizzle, says VSA Capital’s Paul Renken He seeks the "sizzle," or the narrative, in mining equities because the sizzle moves the story.
December 16, 2014 China lowers coal export levies to boost ailing economy The country will cut export tariffs for coal from Jan. 1 as part of broader efforts to drive economic growth.
December 15, 2014 Canadian First Nations arrive in Montreal after 850km march against uranium mining in Quebec Group delivers message to the province’s environmental protection watchdog on final day of hearings into uranium extraction and exploration.
December 15, 2014 Environmental review begins on HD Mining’s coal mine A joint environmental review is now underway for a controversial underground coal mine proposed for Tumbler Ridge
December 15, 2014 Canada’s Strateco sues Quebec for $190M over blocking uranium project The Quebec mining company is seeking such compensation for the investments it made in a uranium project before the province blocked it last year from moving to the next stage.
December 15, 2014 China’s nuclear giant grabs majority stake in UK wind farms The deal marks China General Nuclear Power's first big acquisition of onshore wind generating capacity in the west.
Chile mining group sees 2026 copper output at up to 5.7mt Sonami, which represents mining companies, also forecast the average price of copper at $4.50 per pound this year. January 13, 2026 | 07:09 am