January 23, 2017

Trump’s energy policy to focus on boosting fracking, reviving coal sector

US President Donald Trump has outlined his goals in terms of energy and mining, leaving out specifics about how exactly he aims to achieve them.

January 20, 2017

Coking coal price still falling

Met coal prices are already down 23% in 2017 as US producers plan to add 9m tonnes to export market.

January 19, 2017

Troubling contradictions in Trumponomics

Markets are expecting a Trump economic miracle with real GDP growth estimates of 4% per year and more. The cheerleaders cite tax cuts, infrastructure spending and deregulation unleashing a wave…

January 19, 2017

Infographic – The history of solar energy, going back to 4,000 B.C.

Harvesting the power of the sun has been a human endeavor since the beginning of civilization.

January 19, 2017

US coal industry to decline even further in 2017 — IEEFA

Despite a spike in coal prices last year and promises of better times ahead for the sector by President-elect Donald Trump, the US coal industry will face further hardship this…

January 19, 2017

US mining and voters in sync re job creation, economy

Polling of 1,991 registered US voters show they want the local mining industry to generate jobs, help the economy.

January 18, 2017

Rio Tinto, Chinalco put an end to copper joint venture

The amicable divorce ends a six-year-old exploration joint venture originally set to find copper deposits in China.

January 18, 2017

BC court fight over treaty vs mineral rights

Companies claim land transfer is de facto expropriation without consultation.

January 18, 2017

Mining production increases spell good news for suppliers

For companies servicing the mining sector, project opportunities have declined significantly in the past few years.

January 13, 2017

US Gov’t mulls raising royalties for coal mining in public lands

The Obama administration has called for a broad array of reforms to its coal-leasing program, including royalty rates increases.