November 25, 2014 Follow the sand to the real fracking boom When it takes up to four million pounds of sand to frack a single well, it’s no wonder that demand is outpacing supply and frack sand producers are becoming the…
November 25, 2014 Aussie miners working harder for less money Average salaries fell 19% over the two-year period from 2012, while the average working week increased by four hours, a study shows.
November 25, 2014 Glencore-Rio merger will happen hedge funds told Ian Hannam, the once and future king of mining M&A, is swinging for the fences with his new boutique advisory firm reports Bloomberg.
November 24, 2014 Germany begs Sweden for more coal Germany's phasing out of nuclear power and clean energy plans aren't going so well.
November 24, 2014 Canadian First Nations march to demand ban on uranium exploration in Quebec They plan to arrive in Montreal on Dec. 15, the final day of hearings on uranium development by Quebec’s environmental watchdog.
November 24, 2014 Uranium spot price plummets as buyers exit market Remember way back to last week when there was so much excitement about the rallying uranium price? Uh, yeah. So do we. Unfortunately, the market has taken a serious turn…
November 24, 2014 India’s Jindal Steel mothballs $10bn coal project The company became the first major casualty of a Supreme Court decision to scrap most coal fields allocated to private firms since 1993.
November 24, 2014 In China coal hub, city struggles to survive amid economic slowdown Workers go unpaid, factories collect dust in one of China’s slowest-growing cities.
November 24, 2014 Hedge funds bet on coal-mining failures The coal industry is in a prolonged slump with a long list of causes topped by sluggish demand and competition from cheap natural gas, which have pushed prices to historic…
November 24, 2014 BHP warns more cost cuts, management shake up before demerger The world's largest miner has stepped up its cost-cutting plans as it battles a sharp slide in iron ore, coal and oil prices.
Copper price tops $12,000 for first time on tariffs, supply woes Copper prices exceed $12,000 a tonne for the first time on record due to mine disruptions and tariffs, despite weak demand in China. December 23, 2025 | 05:39 am
