Iron ore climbs on Chinese restocking
The end of the Labour Day holiday in China saw fresh demand for iron ore and steel, with both commodities rising in tandem today.
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Agnico Eagle fined $50K for spill at Meadowbank mine
Agnico Eagle Mines Limited has been fined $50,000 under the federal Fisheries Act for failing to report a spill at its Meadowbank site near Baker Lake, Nunavut.
PNG autonomous region lifts mining ban, but excludes controversial Panguna
An autonomous region of Papua New Guinea has lifted a ban on mining that has been in place since 1971 - but it will not allow the restart of the controversial Panguna copper mine which has been the source of deadly internal strife.
New method for cleaning coal could help determine economic viability of coal projects
A new method for cleaning metallurgical coal to verify coal quality for coke making could replace a widely-used chemical-based process leading to a more accurate assessment of the economic viability of coal projects.
Washington takes note of BC premier’s targeting US coal exports
American coal expert says Christy Clark's posturing on thermal coal exports having intended effect
Big oil betting on electric vehicles
Speaking this week at the Bloomberg New Energy Finance conference in New York, Total SA's chief energy economist, Joel Couse, forecasted that EVs will make up 15 to 30 percent of global new vehicle sales by 2030.
K+S Potash cuts the ribbon at its Canada’s Legacy mine, now ‘Bethune’
It's the first potash mine built in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan in more than 40 years.
Greece to sell coal-fired plants, mines as part of bailout deal
Athens will begin testing the waters for such sale in November, with the goal of wrapping up the sale by June 2018.
Gold prices hit fresh three-week low
t's been a rough set of trading sessions for the yellow metal, with gold ending last week at $1,268, a full $21 lower than the previous week.
