March 19, 2014

Ottawa reshuffle: Canada gets new Minister of Natural Resources

Former minister becomes Finance Minister.

March 19, 2014

Juniors see Australia’s new tax incentive as a lifesaver

Currently 19% of Aussie geoscientists are unemployed, compared with fewer than 2% three years ago.

March 18, 2014

Jeb Handwerger: China isn’t slowing down, it’s buying up (resources, that is)

Headlines about a Chinese economic slowdown may get good web traffic, but the real story is that China is buying up uranium and other resources around the world.

March 18, 2014

Rick Rule: Coming natural resource market will ‘elate or terrify you’

Bear markets lead to bull markets; and this bear market will end at some point.

March 18, 2014

MMG in halt on possible deal with Glencore Xstrata over Las Bambas

Las Bambas copper mine, located in Peru, is expected to fetch between $5 and $6 billion.

March 18, 2014

Antofagasta hit by copper slump, will pay big dividend regardless

The London-listed copper miner will pay its shareholders a dividend equivalent to 142% of its full year earnings.

March 17, 2014

Teck Resources outlook cut on lower met coal prices

Downward trending metallurgical coal prices has prompted Dundee Capital Markets to lower its 2014 and 2015 forecasts for the commodity, leading to a price target cut on Teck Resources.

March 16, 2014

BHP’s Mackenzie vows ‘substantial’ cash returns to shareholders by June

The only stumbling block is the firm's $27bn net debt, which BHP expects to drop below $25bn in three months, removing the final hurdle.

March 14, 2014

Enbridge seeks 40% natural gas rate hike in Canada’s Ontario

Because harsher than usual Canadian winter forced firm to buy more natural gas, at a much higher cost than expected.

March 14, 2014

Athabasca Oil founder resigns after Dover project approval

William Gallacher, who founded Athabasca in 2006, is being replaced by Thomas Buchanan.