May 22, 2013 Investors versus traders: A battle for oil and gas profits Energy analyst Robert Cooper talks about the need for selectivity and patience for catalysts that can crystallize underlying stock values.
May 22, 2013 Aussie unions up in arms over BHP’s 100% FIFO policy BHP’s decision to use a 100% fly-in fly-out (FIFO) workforce at its Australian Bowen Basin coal mines, instead of hiring from the local community, is generating fierce opposition in Central…
May 21, 2013 Commodity supercycle is essentially over: Citigroup Group expects 2013 to be year in which “the death bells ring for the commodity supercycle after its duly noted sunset.”
May 21, 2013 Coal ash heaps safe haven for endangered bees: study Some endangered species, including insects that had been presumed extinct, were found thriving in the ash heaps at coal-fired power plants.
May 21, 2013 Australia coal industry threatened by major strike Five unions representing Australian coal terminal employees are going on a strike at 6:30 a.m. Sydney time Friday.
May 21, 2013 Vale reduces forecast by 30% for coal exports from Mozambique Bad weather, labour disputes and lack of infrastructure have slowed output.
May 20, 2013 Malawi launches exploration for rare earth metals, natural gas The government chose an Australian company to explore the country's southern region.
May 20, 2013 Alberta regulator approves oil sands lakes in place of reforesting End pit lakes have long been used in the metals mining industry.
May 19, 2013 South Africa’s National Mineworkers Union proposes big wage increases NUM wants earnings to go up from $530 to $850 per month for underground workers.
May 19, 2013 Virginia Attorney General talks coal tax credits Virginia Attorney General and Republican Gubernatorial candidate Ken Cuccinelli made a campaign stop in Bristol this week and coal was a hot topic.
China to rein in copper, alumina capacity expansion under next five-year plan The country's economic planner will tighten oversight of copper and alumina projects from 2026 to 2030 to curb irrational investment. December 26, 2025 | 04:10 am
