December 10, 2013 Alberta, oil sands lead the Canadian economy once again But British Columbia is expected to become the fastest growing economy by 2015.
December 10, 2013 Employment prospects for Canadian miners don’t look good Canadian mining companies are becoming increasingly unwilling to add employees to their payrolls and are reporting the weakest hiring intentions since Q3 2009.
December 10, 2013 Keystone XL begins carrying crude ahead of Obama’s final decision on pipeline The Obama administration began preparing its final review of Keystone XL's northern segment on Monday.
December 9, 2013 Chinese coal producers say their industry is strong Despite its very publicized attacks on coal, China may not be headed towards a coal-free future - not even close.
December 9, 2013 Fear index hits multiyear low; are Investors Too Comfortable? The reality is that both traders and investors appear to be really comfortable at this moment with the record-high levels in the stock market.
December 9, 2013 The best and worst investment strategies to battle coming inflation he S&P 500 may be entering bubble-like territory: that’s what I’ve been writing for the past few months.
December 9, 2013 Freeport may have to cut Grasberg output by 40% The miner would need to lay off about 30,000 employees and dozens of contractors if it is not allowed to ship concentrates from the Indonesia.
December 8, 2013 A radioactive acid spill at Australia’s Ranger Mine A crane attempted to block the hole, but was toppled when the tank gave way.
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