May 26, 2011 Scarcity and rising demand a plus for platinum Most people in the car industry believe that rising gas prices will crimp car sales. However, according to a recent survey, 32% of Americans say they will buy a new…
May 26, 2011 Four oversold big miners that should rally The S&P GSCI Index of 24 raw materials dropped about 10% since the Goldman (GS) sell call on April 11. It was up over 1% today on the new bullish…
May 26, 2011 Regulatory fight in a Canadian oil-sands box Columnist Bill Mann writes in MarketWatch on Thursday, a big battle is shaping up over environmental regulation of Canada’s oil sands, the second-largest oil deposits in the world. And, surprisingly,…
May 26, 2011 The black cloud looming over coal stocks Our universe of coal stocks has come down between 10% and 20% since we last discussed these names back in March. Oil and natural gas prices have come off of…
May 26, 2011 Randgold Resources Limited: An African gold play Randgold Resources Limited (GOLD) is an African focused gold play engaged in gold mining, exploration and related activities in Africa with the company listing on both the London Stock Exchange…
May 26, 2011 Shareholders ask for disclosure on ExxonMobil’s oil sands investments Green Century Capital Management filed a shareholder resolution with ExxonMobil to disclose information about its investments in Canadian oil sands, Triple Pundit reported on Thursday. By the end of last…
May 26, 2011 Coal India to hire 1100 management trainees by October 2011 In keeping with its massive expansion plans, the Maharatna firm Coal India (CIL) will induct 1,100 management trainees by October, Steel Guru reports. The new faces will be inducted into…
May 26, 2011 New Zealand Greens launch anti-mining bill: Otago Daily Times The Green Party of New Zealand is taking aim at coal with new legislation that would make coal miners bear the brunt of their emissions. According to the Otago Daily…
May 25, 2011 Devon sees full output at Jackfish 2 in 18 months Devon Energy Corp. DVN +0.55% Chief Executive John Richels said Wednesday that the oil and gas producer has begun injecting steam into heavy oil wells at the second phase of…
May 25, 2011 Reuters: China interested in building nuclear plant in East Africa Reuters reports: China wants to help build nuclear power generation in East Africa, uranium mining and investment company IBI Corp said in a statement after meeting Chinese officials in Beijing,…
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