October 29, 2014

Teck reports 37% drop in Q3 profit, points to low steelmaking coal prices

Teck Resources Ltd. reported adjusted profit of $159 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014

October 29, 2014

No more mine deaths in Turkey

Twenty workers have either been rescued or escaped on their own from the flooded coalmine, but hopes are fading for the remaining 18 trapped underground.

October 29, 2014

Hopes for workers trapped in Turkish coal mine quickly fading

Water levels inside the mine keep rising and rescue crews had made no contact with the trapped workers.

October 29, 2014

Nova Scotia to use fracking waste at cement plant

Five million litres of wastewater will be disposed at the Brookfield-based plant following a successful pilot project earlier this spring.

October 29, 2014

Why Matt Badiali says Hillary Clinton could be remembered as one of the best Presidents ever

Cheap oil prices and the economic prosperity they bring can make politicians and investors look smarter than they are.

October 28, 2014

Gas burn in dual-fuel units declines in favor of coal but not all RTOs revert

U.S. power generating units with co-firing or dual-switching capabilities experienced a decline in total gas burn of nearly 22% in 2013 year over year, but despite rising gas prices some…

October 28, 2014

Former Anglo’s senior exec. said to have taken $3.5 million from firm

Instead of paying for mine equipment and services, the former project director sent the money to private bank accounts in Barbados and London.

October 28, 2014

At least 18 Turkish miners trapped in coal mine after collapse

Initial media reports said the collapse occurred after water that had built up inside the mine coursed into areas where the workers had been located.

October 28, 2014

Freeport-McMoRan’s profit down 32% amid lower copper, gold prices

The U.S. largest miner by market value and revenue is also dealing with a strike threat at its Indonesia's Grasberg copper and gold mine, which recently resumed operations.

October 27, 2014

Down the black hole of coal mining in Poland

In his series “What Coal Left Behind,” photojournalist Matthew Busch looked to Europe — Walbrzych, Poland, specifically — to explore the human impact of harvesting fossil fuels, and the people…