January 8, 2016

Chart of the Week: “Worst start in history”

In our review of the economic events of 2015, we noted that the simple turning of a calendar page does not rectify the problems of the previous year.

January 6, 2016

Private capital won’t touch mining

Only 0.6% of private capital raised in 2015 for natural resource investment is for mining projects–one wind farm fund attracted more than the entire sector.

January 6, 2016

Mining deaths in the U.S. fell to historic low in 2015

Eleven of the 28 deaths last year occurred at coal mines, a sector that has seen employment decrease significantly in recent years, especially in Appalachia.

January 6, 2016

Saudi-Iran dispute won’t cause lasting oil price rally

Oil prices jumped on the first trading day of 2016 as Middle East tension outweighed a selloff in financial markets around the world.

January 6, 2016

Dundee’s David Talbot says green energy trend is your friend

David Talbot of Dundee Capital Markets forecasts uranium demand growth of about 6% compounded annually through 2020, which ought to be more than enough to kickstart depressed U3O8 prices.

January 5, 2016

Suncor not ruling out sweetening offer for Canadian Oil Sands

The takeover bid expires on Friday.

January 5, 2016

Miners, commodities traders brace for La Niña

The last time the weather event was present, it wrought havoc on the mining industry in Australia, with thermal and coking coal mines in Queensland hit by flooding from cyclones…

January 5, 2016

BC mining in 2016: New mines on track despite dire outlook

Hard decisions by some mining companies are required in 2016 if they are to avoid solvency problems, warns the Bank of Merrill Lynch.

January 4, 2016

What rising tensions between OPEC kingpin Saudi Arabia and Iran may mean for oil prices

Given that oil is down at the moment with the news out of Middle East, what would take oil to move materially to US$50 would be some supply outage coming…

January 4, 2016

The world’s 10 coldest mines

With temperatures that can drop to nearly -50°C, these mines offer some of the most challenging working conditions in the world.