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Glencore stockpiles zinc, tightens grip on global market
Posted on May 17, 2012
Commodity trader Glencore is tightening its grip on the global zinc market by moving material to inaccessible locations, forcing industrial users to pay high physical premiums for a metal that is in surplus.
Gold producers vow to fight back as shares tumble despite rising prices
Posted on May 10, 2012
Canada’s big gold miners are under siege in the markets, their shares tumbling even as bullion rides high, and they’re vowing to fight back.
Alberta sues oil sands firms over royalties
Posted on May 8, 2012
Alberta is suing the partners of Canada's second-largest oil sands project for $100 million over a dispute tied to royalty payments.
Kinross Gold’s Mauritanian desert storm
Posted on May 8, 2012
The Tasiast gold mine in the Mauritanian desert was the biggest acquisition in Kinross Gold Corp.’s 19-year existence and one of the biggest takeovers in the history of the gold industry.
Teck cashes in on Chile’s copper
Posted on April 30, 2012
For centuries, pilgrims have thronged to the Chilean mountain town of Andacollo – to worship at the historic church and to mine the dusty hills for copper. Now a new wave of pilgrims is worshipping at the altar of Andacollo – Canadians, in the form of Teck Resources Ltd., which that has spent more than US$ 440 million expanding an open-pit copper project on the edge of town.
Canadian miner vies to be major rare-earth supplier
Posted on April 18, 2012
The race is on for mining companies vying to become the world's next big producers of heavy rare-earth minerals, used to manufacture components for everything from vent fans for jet engines to laser-guided systems for smart bombs.
World Bank trims China’s growth outlook
Posted on April 12, 2012
The World Bank cut its growth forecast for China on Thursday, adding to warnings the world’s second-largest economy might slow too abruptly, and said Beijing should be ready to launch a new stimulus if needed.
CEO buys at Paramount Gold
Posted on April 5, 2012
Between March 28 and 29, Paramount Gold and Silver (PZG-T2.44-0.05-2.01%) CEO Christopher Crupi bought 100,000 shares in the public market at an estimated average price of $2.21. The stock trades on both the NYSE and TSX.
Healthy polar bear count confounds doomsayers
Posted on April 5, 2012
The debate about climate change and its impact on polar bears has intensified with the release of a survey that shows the bear population in a key part of northern Canada is far larger than many scientists thought, and might …
Junior mining firms in ‘revolt’ over native deals
Posted on March 28, 2012
On the sidelines of the mining industry’s massive annual conference in Toronto in early March, a group of disgruntled junior exploration companies held a private meeting.
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