Business Insider's Gregor MacDonald was amazed at solar power's break out in the last energy report from BP, and he wonders if more traditional power sources that are hobbled by cost, regulation and uncertainty will lose to solar power.

Protests in northern Spain are turning violent with riot police using batons and tear gas to squelch striking coal miners who are worried their way of life may be on the way out.

Baja says it "intends to defend this action vigorously."

Ocean Mar has been granted exclusive salvage rights to the steamship SS Islander carrying gold from the Klondike that sank near Juneau, Alaska, over 100 years ago.

Drill results of the agreed upon regions estimated to at 540 million tonnnes of thermal coal.

After announcing an economic report today, shares in Prophecy Platinum traded hands at six times their usual volume.

Canada-based Nautilus Minerals Inc. (TSX:NUS)(OTCQX:NUSMF)(AIM:NUS) said Monday that despite several meetings with Papua New Guinea's government representatives in the last two weeks, the company is still battling authorities in regards to its obligation to complete the agreement reached in March last year for Nautilus Solwara 1 copper project.

A Competition Tribunal is set to rule this Tuesday on Rio Tinto's hopeful acquisition of Richards Bay Mining from BHP Biliton.

Six months after purchasing seven I-Site long range laser scanners from Maptek, surveyors from Teck’s coal business unit are beginning to experience the benefits of the latest survey technology first-hand.