July 7, 2013

US House panel looks at Western coal industry

Congress is poised to enter the debate over whether taxpayers are getting a fair return on coal mined from public lands in the Western U.S. as a House committee plans…

July 6, 2013

Cameco Port Hope workers get 6% pay hike

The Port Hope plant is the only facility in Canada producing uranium hexafluoride (UF6) and the only supplier of natural uranium dioxide (UO2) conversion services.

July 6, 2013

Long-awaited coal miner stamp due in August

The coal miner stamp is one of 12 Forever stamps, inset, in the "Made in America: Building a Nation" series due for sale in August.

July 6, 2013

The billionaire fighting to stop Keystone XL

Tom Steyer has been dubbed the liberal version of the Koch brothers.

July 5, 2013

The commodities supercycle era is over

That era is over, Credit Suisse experts say, and they expect prices to remain under pressure at least through the end of the year.

July 4, 2013

Starved for jobs, Europe shifts attitude towards mining

"Growing resource nationalism in many parts of the world makes Europe more attractive from a political risk point of view."

July 4, 2013

Stay the course as mixed signals move markets

When gold prices plummet, fear takes over and some investors forget the fundamental reasons to own gold: Gold is a portfolio diversifier and a store of value.

July 4, 2013

Gold stocks: What will it take – and how long – for them to recover?

 By: Henry Bonner for Sprott Group The period ending in 2010 was one of the most explosive episodes of growth for the […]

July 4, 2013

Whitehaven Coal receives final approval for its A$767 million Maule Creek project

Production is expected by the second half of 2014.

July 3, 2013

Oil sands crude price doubles since December

A spike in the global oil price and a rapidly narrowing discount has sent oil sands crude soaring to $89.25 a barrel from five-year lows of $45 in December.