April 27, 2012 Social responsibility in mining is basic risk management, not feel-good projects Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives by mining companies operating in emerging markets in South America, Africa and Asia have become a crucial part of doing business as “above-ground risks are quickly…
April 27, 2012 A return to real money On the night of November 22, 1910 a delegation of the nation’s leading financiers, led by Senator Nelson Aldrich, left New Jersey for a very secret ten day meeting on…
April 27, 2012 Gold takes a spring break There has been a range of intelligent analytical opinions recently espoused, seeking to explain the action in the gold price this last six months.
April 27, 2012 Canadian crude discount cut in half in six weeks The price oil sands producers receive for their crude improved to $30.75 a barrel below the international benchmark on Friday, a 42% gain from multi-year lows hit six weeks ago…
April 27, 2012 Mining, oil and gas led Canada’s growth in 2011 Statistics Canada revealed today that the provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan led the country in economic growth in 2011, buoyed by the extraction and exploration of their natural resources.
April 27, 2012 UK Coal up 13% after swinging into profit UK Coal (LON:UKC) turned a £124.6 million loss in 2010 into a pre-tax profit of £58 million last year as production and revenue jumped.
April 27, 2012 US studies new law to speed up one of world’s longest permitting processes "What is new is the growing awareness of its implications for our nation, particularly in a highly competitive world economy in which the demand for minerals continues to grow, especially…
April 27, 2012 Xstrata pulls out of Donkin Mine project in Eastern Canada Australian miner Xstrata Coal is pulling out of the Donkin Mine project, which promised to employ as many as 300 people in Cape Breton, Eastern Canada, by 2014.
April 27, 2012 French uranium supply threatened by strike in Niger Niger's uranium workers have downed tools over a dispute with Areva, the French nuclear power giant that owns the Imouraren mine.
April 26, 2012 Xstrata Coal seeks operating partner for Donkin Coal interest Xstrata Coal Donkin Management Limited ("Xstrata Coal") and Erdene Resource Development Corp. ("Erdene") (TSX:ERD.TO -News) today announced that Xstrata Coal is seeking an operating coal company to assume its interest…
Column: EV revolution rolls on but battery metals lose their charge It should only be a matter of time before demand momentum absorbs the current supply glut, writes Reuters columnist Andy Home. December 20, 2025 | 06:23 am
