January 7, 2015

Rick Rule: we need to cut G&A fat from the industry so there are fewer, but more solvent players

During a time where the pain of downward pricing has spilled from minerals into the energy sector, Rick Rule, Chairman of Sprott U.S. Holdings was kind enough to share a…

January 7, 2015

What does oil getting crushed have to do with gold?

In case you were under a rock, oil just got crushed.

January 6, 2015

Most Canadian resource firms to grow their business in 2015: survey

But only 34% plans to hire full-time employees and a further 20% is actually considering job cuts.

January 6, 2015

Oil analyst: ‘Lehman Brothers’ of oil could be major oil producers, not US frackers

A nearly 50% pullback in the price of oil has done serious damage to revenue of oil producers.

January 6, 2015

Energy crisis as early as 2016

Low oil prices today may be setting the world up for an oil shortage as early as 2016.

January 6, 2015

India coal strike the biggest industrial action since 1977

It is likely to cost the country 1.5 million tonnes of lost coal production a day.

January 5, 2015

Kinder Morgan pipeline opponents set up new base camp

Pipeline opponents have vacated Burnaby Mountain but are now camping out at the entrance to Kinder Morgan's Westridge Marine Terminal.

January 5, 2015

Coal India unions on five day strike from Tuesday

An estimated five lakh employees in the coal industry will begin a five-day nationwide strike on Tuesday to denounce moves towards commercial mining of the fuel.

January 5, 2015

Anglo American tries again: submits plan to expand coal mine in Australia

Revised plan plan will see the company mine 75 million tonnes over 17 years instead of 97 million tonnes over 20 years.

January 5, 2015

Glencore resumes production at Aussie coal mines

The three-week suspension aimed at battling a global oversupply of the commodity.