November 11, 2011 Copper price surges $164/tonne on rare good news from Europe Reuters reported that copper surged almost 2% bolstered by a weaker dollar, the better political situation in Italy and a pickup in Chinese bank lending. Benchmark copper on the London…
November 11, 2011 Coal Project Hits Snag as a Partner Backs Off A power company that was expected to demonstrate a carbon-capture technology has said it cannot take part, leaving the remaining partners at risk of losing $1 billion in federal funds.
November 11, 2011 US Keystone rebuff turns Canada’s attention to Northern Gateway pipeline Reuters reports the US move to put off a decision on TransCanada Corp's proposed $7 billion Keystone XL pipeline for 18 months is a significant blow for Ottawa, which has…
November 10, 2011 Glencore picks off 15% stake in Optimum Coal Holdings Global commodities trader Glencore (LON:GLEN) is making inroads into South African coal. Reuters reports that Glencore has signed a deal to buy energy trader Mercuria's 15 percent stake in South…
November 10, 2011 Scrap gold, silver, platinum can comprise half an airplane’s recycling value You're probably aware that gold demand is mostly for jewelry -- in fact, over three-fourths of it is. But unknown to many people, notes Dillon Gage Metals, is that gold,…
November 10, 2011 On the path to production There are three stages in a junior company’s development.The most upside (and by far the greatest risk) comes from buying a junior resource company when they are exploring and make…
November 10, 2011 Alberta approves new oilsands project The Alberta oilsands has a new kid in town. Calgary Herald reports that Grizzly Oil Sands, a privately-owned company, has been approved for an 11,300 barrel-per-day, in-situ oilsands project southwest…
November 10, 2011 More than 40 trapped in China coal mine An accident at a coal mine in China trapped more than 40 people underground on Thursday, state media and officials said, the latest in a string of incidents to hit…
November 10, 2011 Charges filed in New Zealand 2010 mine explosion New Zealand's Labour Department filed 25 criminal charges Thursday over safety and health violations at a coal mine where an explosion last year killed 29 miners.
November 10, 2011 Ottawa woos Chinese with crude China has invested heavily in the oilsands because it needs energy to fuel its expanding economy and western tastes.
Paulson lifts stake in International Tower Hill with Alaska gold project The Vancouver-based company raised $118 million including $74.8 million in its offering of common shares at $2.22 in the US. January 31, 2026 | 06:45 am
