January 21, 2015

BHP breaks production records, but copper output drops

World number one miner BHP Billiton achieved record production for eight operations and five commodities over the last six months.

January 20, 2015

Glencore likely to slash spending on coal, oil — HSBC

The global miner and commodities has estimated spending on oil projects for this year and next of $2 billion and $1 billion on coal expansions.

January 20, 2015

Which commodity horses will be up and which down on Joe Reagor’s merry-go-round?

Metals are like horses in a merry-go-round, believes Joe Reagor of ROTH Capital—as some rise, others fall.

January 20, 2015

INFOGRAPHIC: The biggest oil companies in the world

When North Americans think of oil and gas companies, they often think of the big private sector companies such as Exxon Mobil or ConocoPhillips. However, it is always interesting to…

January 19, 2015

Eric Coffin: is market sentiment shifting to gold?

So where do investors go looking for returns? Eric Coffin suggests gold, both bullion and stocks.

January 19, 2015

Fission Uranium Corp.: Step Out Drilling Begins at Triple R and the Search for Additional Deposits at PLS

FISSION URANIUM CORP. is pleased to announce that site preparation has begun for a 20,230m 63 hole winter drill program at its PLS property in Canada's Athabasca Basin district.

January 19, 2015

ArcelorMittal sells its coal mines to Russia’s National Fuel Company

The assets include the coal mines of Berezovskaya and Pervomaskaya, which together produce 700,000 tonnes of coal a year.

January 16, 2015

Schlumberger axes 9,000 workers

"In this uncertain environment, we continue to focus on what we can control."

January 16, 2015

Former Anglo American executive accused of $9.8 million fraud

The miner is now accusing him of 'misappropriating' $9.8 million, more than twice as much as previously thought.

January 16, 2015

Cameco’s Cigar Lake to produce 6-8 million pounds in 2015

The Canadian company, the world's third-biggest uranium miner, expects the mine to reach full production of 18 million pounds per year in 2018.