May 1, 2014

Providing First Nations with mineral rights may help ease uncertainty over Canadian mining development

Canada could improve its attractiveness for mining investment by allowing private ownership of mineral rights, a study shows.

May 1, 2014

UNESCO to place Great Barrier in high risk list unless Australia steps up protection efforts

The UN body is especially worried about Australia's decision to allow dredging and dumping of 3 million tonnes of dredge spoil in reef waters, as part of a coal port…

April 30, 2014

World Bank: China to overtake US as biggest economy THIS YEAR

New study based on purchasing power parity sees Chinese economy overtaking US this year. India leaps from 10th to 3rd.

April 29, 2014

Chinese most clever way to deal with smog: turn it into diamonds

Dutch designer Daan Roosegaarde is developing a new, energy-friendly mechanism to suck smog out of the air and transform it into diamonds, to be tested in Beijing.

April 28, 2014

Ukraine crisis fuels Europe demands for coal, prices jump

Coal prices climbed to the highest level since January Monday as European nation set to replace gas for coal in power plants.

April 28, 2014

Thibaut Lepouttre’s commodity plays in a sideways market

Ways to play metals from gold to copper and tungsten in a market with weak price movement.

April 28, 2014

Mick Davis wants BHP’s coal division to be cornerstone of his new mining empire

Davis’ X2 Resources has already built a war chest of almost $4 billion and is believed to be asking JPMorgan for US$8bn loan to back up a formal offer to…

April 28, 2014

Bolivia’s new mining law to move forward after deal with cooperatives

Mining cooperatives will now be able to enter into contracts with private companies by forming “mixed companies” with the State.

April 25, 2014

SNL Energy: more than 14 GW of noncoal capacity scheduled for retirement by 2023

Of upcoming noncoal retirements, more than 77% can be attributed to natural gas-fired capacity, while PJM has the largest percentage of total noncoal capacity retirements at the ISO/RTO level.

April 22, 2014

Mining may cause extinction of most Colombian indigenous peoples: UN

The UN warns there are 40 indigenous groups are at risk of disappearing in the country.