December 22, 2012 Congo and cobalt critical Only four metals, or element groups, made the list for the American Physical Society, Materials Research Society and the US Department of Energy's uncatalogued for 'critical metals': Rare Earth elements,…
December 22, 2012 QE3 silver impact As the Fed’s past QE campaigns demonstrated abundantly, QE3 will eventually prove to be very bullish for silver’s fortunes.
December 22, 2012 12 gold bugs bring Christmas cheer Here's a sampling of this year's "gold bugs" and what they've been doing about precious metals recently.
December 21, 2012 Teck Resources coal sales to exceed prior outlook Shares in Canada’s Teck Resources (TSX:TCK.B) (NYSE:TCK) climbed slightly Friday after the company announced that coal sales for the fourth quarter are expected to top its prior outlook of 6.2…
December 21, 2012 Chinese thermal coal imports jump 30% to record high as Beijing ends domestic price caps After a 32% decline in steam coal prices since January, things are looking up for 2013.
December 21, 2012 South Africa won’t nationalize its mines, but taxes go up After years of debate, South Africa’s ruling party African National Congress rejected Thursday plans to nationalize the country’s mining sector, but voted in favour of higher taxes in the world’s…
December 21, 2012 Fracking activities polluted Alberta’s groundwater: ERCB Leaked fluid from fracking activities polluted groundwater after a “serious” incident at a well site near Grande Prairie, a city in the northwestern part of the Canadian province of Alberta,…
December 21, 2012 HD Mining’s Murray mine boosts B.C. economy HD Mining, the Vancouver-based company that in early October sparked controversy with its plan to hire 2,000 Chinese miners for its proposed Murray River Project, is one step closer to…
December 21, 2012 Brazil doubles gold reserve to highest level in 12 years Brazil increased gold reserves for a third month in November to double the country’s holdings since August, reaching levels not seen since November 2000.
December 21, 2012 Resource nationalism assumes more insidious forms Tactics shift from frank expropriation of assets to increased royalties and stricter procurement requirements
Copper poised for best year since 2009 after December surge All six base metals on the LME are headed for annual gains in a year that’s seen an array of supply-side pressures. December 24, 2025 | 10:11 am
