May 11, 2015

World Bank grants Tanzania $45 million to improve mining sector

Africa's No.4 gold producer is also rich in coal, uranium, diamonds, emeralds, rubies and sapphires.

May 11, 2015

Rio’s new coal chief sees commodity recovery in the ‘very’ far distance

Jean-Sébastien Jacques thinks it will take three to four years for thermal coal prices to recover.

May 10, 2015

Government board rules against Arctic uranium mine

A $2.1 billion proposal to build a uranium mine in the Canadian far north will not be proceeding anytime soon.

May 10, 2015

Major miner in B.C., on verge of bankruptcy, says overdue payments coming

Walter Energy, Inc. says it will come through with $64.2 million in interest payments due May 15 following concerns it was facing bankruptcy.

May 9, 2015

Asia’s $800 billion nuclear splurge to unlock uranium motherlode

A nuclear-power boom in Asia that’s set to drive up uranium prices is triggering a resurgence in mining in Australia, home to the world’s largest reserves.

May 8, 2015

Copper, iron ore prices hold up despite China trade shock

Overall Chinese imports plummeted 16% in April as coal enters free-fall, but iron ore's decline was modest and copper shipments jumped 5%.

May 8, 2015

Global CO2 levels reach historic record

The monthly global average concentration of CO2 in March was the highest since scientists began tracking this greenhouse gas in the global atmosphere.

May 8, 2015

Forget Uranium. Real reason behind PM Modi’s Mongolia visit is China

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi has made a master move in deciding to undertake an official visit to Mongolia this week.

May 8, 2015

SNL Energy reports top-paid CEOs

2 new SNL Energy reports rank the highest-paid CEO's in 2014 for power and gas utility and for midstream.

May 8, 2015

Rick Rule: Mathematics of a resource portfolio

Tekoa and Rick get into the ‘nuts and bolts’ of speculating in exploration stocks.