March 28, 2012 Goldman Sachs says buy gold. Right now! The investment bank argues that gold is not a good long-term investment, but offers a compelling medium term trade.
March 28, 2012 In the hole for $18 billion, Rio Tinto finds buyer for Europe alumina business The world's number three miner bought Alcan's business on the continent in 2007 for $38 billion. So far the $100 billion Anglo-Australian company has been forced to write off $18.2 billion…
March 28, 2012 Energy metals bonanza: Chris Berry It's a great time to be invested in energy metals, says Chris Berry, president and founder of House Mountain Partners.
March 27, 2012 US coal-fired power: What the gas boom started, Obama has just finished off The closures and the dearth of new builds are as much a function of new environmental impact laws as it is of the US gas boom, which has sent natural…
March 27, 2012 BHP’s Marius Kloppers makes 30 best CEOs in the world list (again) Why? For mining the stuff for making China.
March 27, 2012 Australian coal workers to strike at BHP Bowen Basin mines Workers at BHP Billiton's (BHP.AX: Quote) seven Bowen Basin coal mines in Australia will go on strike beginning Tuesday night following unproductive negotiations over work conditions with the company, the…
March 27, 2012 Coal Miner’s Daughter, Chinese style In China these days, if you’re a daughter in one of the country’s growing numbers of well-off coal mining families, a big part of life involves managing the risks you bear in getting your clan in…
March 27, 2012 Carbon Friendly Solutions signs MOU with major iron and shell producer in China Carbon Friendly Solutions Inc. (CNSX: CFQ) announced the company, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Microcoal International Inc. (“MCI”), has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) with Hebei Iron and Steel Group…
March 27, 2012 From energy footnote to oil giant: Infographing the Canadian oil boom Infographics design firm Visual Capitalist has constructed a very interesting infographic on the Canadian oil boom. Thanks mostly to the northern Alberta oilsands, the amount of crude oil underneath Canadian…
March 27, 2012 Canada to trim environmental assessments for large projects Canada's government will disclose new guidelines this week to reduce the time it takes for environmental reviews of major energy and industrial projects, in a move that Reuters qualifies as…
Copper at heart of probable Rio bid for Glencore: RBC A premium of 15% to 30% to Glencore’s early January share price could get the deal done, RBC analyst said. January 18, 2026 | 06:47 am
