January 3, 2018

Suncor, Teck buy part of Total stake in Canada oil sands mine

Suncor Energy and Teck Resources Ltd have taken higher stakes in Fort Hills oil sands mine from partner Total SA, resolving a dispute over building costs.

January 3, 2018

Blue skies, green cars and a year of revolution for industrial metals: Andy Home

Arrival of new Silicon Valley players like Tesla and Apple to old world of metals serves to reinforce focus on environmentally clean, ethical supply chains.

January 2, 2018

Glencore sells Australian coal mine to Gupta’s GFG Alliance

Glencore agreed to sell one of two Australian coal mines it put up for sale last year to British industrialist Sanjeev Gupta's GFG Alliance.

January 2, 2018

Mickey Fulp – tax loss selling, base metals, and precious metals

Fulp shares how to be selective in buying particular issuers within specific date range that have produced fairly consistent returns ranging from 10% to 50%!

January 1, 2018

Moroccans continue to protest against the “mines of death”

Protesters met with authorities but no agreements were reached, so rallies are set to continue.

January 1, 2018

India’s Singareni Collieries wants to produce 85 million tonnes of coal per year

The state-owned company plans to open up 12 new mines.

January 1, 2018

Russia’s Mechel says has enough creditor support for restructure of $1bn loan

The company, which is controlled by businessman Igor Zyuzin and came close to bankruptcy last year, circulated the final draft of a restructuring proposal among its creditors.

December 29, 2017

The one sector you want to own in 2018 (and 3 sectors to avoid)

In this post I will lay out which sector I believe will do well against a backdrop of rising inflation and rising bond yields (including offering some stock picks), and…

December 29, 2017

Oil tops $60 at close of year

Oil prices are set to close out the year up more than 11 percent, hitting their highest level since 2015. However, the road to higher prices was rocky.

December 29, 2017

Fukushima operator can restart nuclear reactors at world’s biggest plant

The operator of Japan’s stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has been given initial approval to restart reactors at another atomic facility, marking the first step towards the firm’s return…