July 9, 2011 Zambia’s largest coal mine reopens Zambian President Rupiah Banda opened the country's largest coal mine Friday, after Singapore's Nava Bharat took over majority shares and invested $750 million (525 million euros) at the once defunct…
July 9, 2011 Canadian governments dish out $876 million for Shell’s oil sands carbon capture project Royal Dutch Shell (NYSE: RDS.A) will receive C$876 million from both the Canadian federal government and also the Alberta provincial government for its Quest carbon capture and storage project at…
July 9, 2011 Keeping an eye on the oilsands Are oilsands projects putting northern Alberta's future in peril? Or can we believe industry's assurances that all's right in our world? Political leaders and environmentalists across North America have had…
July 9, 2011 Russians mine for gold in Hong Kong Asia Sentinel reported that Strikeforce Mining wants to be the first Russian company to list on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
July 8, 2011 German Parliament set to okay clean coal bill Reuters reported that Germany is set to approve funding to develop cleaner coal technology. The market news is quoted as saying: Germany, Europe’s largest economy and a global manufacturing powerhouse,…
July 8, 2011 Kate and Wills learn about oilsands during Calgary Stampede visit It's not often that the media gets a chance to make a headline out of "Kate and Wills" and "oilsands". The opportunity came on Friday, when the Royal couple, which…
July 8, 2011 Pipeline delays cost oil sands producers $33m per day in lost revenue The price oil sands producers can charge fell to $96/barrel on Friday while global crude prices remained firmly around the $118/barrel level as Canadian supplies swamp the US. Canada exports…
July 8, 2011 The Greek/B.I.S. currency gold swap The Bank of International Settlement holds 500.7 tonnes of gold as at the end of 2010. Why? In the third quarter of 2009 it held just under 120 tonnes. These…
July 8, 2011 China’s $70bn fund managers rush to boost gold investment SFGate reports China's asset managers, who have been approved to raise $70 billion for allocation overseas, are seeking additional funds to invest in gold and precious metals as soaring inflation…
July 8, 2011 Diamond Prices Bounce Back, Tempt Investors Reuters reports that diamond prices are now above pre-crisis levels after a 35 to 40 percent rise so far this year.
GRAPHIC-Gold and silver soar in year-end rally Investors have not treated the festive break as an occasion to take profits. December 22, 2025 | 12:08 pm
