December 18, 2014

Mining stocks rally across the board

Huge advances in all sectors from potash and uranium to copper and gold led by a 10% surge in diversified Canadian heavyweight Teck Resources.

December 17, 2014

Joy Global beats forecasts, but sees 2015 as another challenging year

The Milwaukee-based equipment maker warns weak commodity prices and falling industry investment in new machinery will live on.

December 17, 2014

EU spares Canadian oil sands the ‘dirty fuel’ label

The vote of the full plenary was prompted earlier this month when the EU's environment committee rejected a deal worked out after more than two years of lobbying by Canada.

December 17, 2014

Coal of Africa extends date on Mooiplaats sale

The transaction is now expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2015.

December 16, 2014

B.C. asks you to stuff stockings with local coal

Coal, a major B.C. export, has been suffering from a global oversupply and falling prices. How is that for a reason to fill up your stockings with it? Hmm...

December 16, 2014

Be bold and seek the sizzle, says VSA Capital’s Paul Renken

He seeks the "sizzle," or the narrative, in mining equities because the sizzle moves the story.

December 16, 2014

China lowers coal export levies to boost ailing economy

The country will cut export tariffs for coal from Jan. 1 as part of broader efforts to drive economic growth.

December 15, 2014

Canadian First Nations arrive in Montreal after 850km march against uranium mining in Quebec

Group delivers message to the province’s environmental protection watchdog on final day of hearings into uranium extraction and exploration.

December 15, 2014

Environmental review begins on HD Mining’s coal mine

A joint environmental review is now underway for a controversial underground coal mine proposed for Tumbler Ridge

December 15, 2014

Canada’s Strateco sues Quebec for $190M over blocking uranium project

The Quebec mining company is seeking such compensation for the investments it made in a uranium project before the province blocked it last year from moving to the next stage.