November 29, 2013

Mexican drug lords get firm grip on country’s mines

Mexico's notoriously violent drug barons have turned to mining to both expand and diversify their sources of revenue.

November 29, 2013

Shell preached to World Bank about coal

"We were talking to them about the impact their policies have on the energy mix of the world."

November 29, 2013

China addresses coal overcapacity

Cheap imports, domestic overproduction.

November 28, 2013

Japan loves coal: Consumption jumps 26% in October

As the world's largest importer of  liquefied natural gas, this could have implications for the sector.

November 28, 2013

High profits or low profits, tensions with governments rise

Over the past decade, the number of disputes that have resulted in international arbitration has increased tenfold for the oil and gas sector and fourfold for the mining industry. And…

November 28, 2013

Canada’s Ontario joins global ‘war on coal’

Province introduces next week legislation aimed to ban the burning of coal and the building of new such plants.

November 27, 2013

Mining sector welcomes Canada’s shift to ‘dollar diplomacy’

By 2018, Canada's government wants small and medium-sized enterprises presence in emerging markets to have grown from 29% to 50%.

November 27, 2013

Global exploration budgets down 29% in 2013

Canada accounted for just over 13% of the total, the smallest share in 14 years. The DRC made it to the top 10 mining destinations for the first time.

November 27, 2013

Australia’s mining boom is over

The country is seeing a transition from the investment phase to the production phase and this transition is 'only just the beginning.'

November 27, 2013

Female worker sues Aussie mine for alleged racial and verbal abuse

The former dump truck driver claims her co-workers subjected her to constant intimidating behaviour and bullying, leaving with serious psychological trauma.