May 11, 2011 Quebec launches big mining plan The Canadian province of Quebec plans to develop its huge frozen northern reaches into a powerhouse of mining and renewable energy, targeting C$80 billion ($83 billion) of private and public…
May 6, 2011 Quadra FNX Mining announces earnings of $168 Million in the first quarter of 2011 The Company recorded first quarter earnings of $168 million or $0.88 per share (basic) compared to earnings of $55 million or $0.55 per share for the previous year. The higher…
May 2, 2011 China’s Jinchuan silent on media reports regarding Lundin Mining bid No word yet from China's Jinchuan Group as to whether the company is officially in the market for Canada's Lundin Mining. Canadian media reports claim a consortium headed by Jinchuan,…
May 1, 2011 True North Gems is pleased to announce the completion of the second tranche of its $3.4 million private placement True North Gems Inc. (the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:TGX) announces that it has completed the second tranche of its previously announced and oversubscribed non-brokered private placement. The second closing is for…
April 29, 2011 Caterpillar Surprises With Massive Profit Gain Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT) reported Friday a surprising five-fold jump in first quarter profits, reaching an all-time quarterly record as the company benefits from […]
April 29, 2011 Today in Commodities: Tipping Point We feel that some commodity prices are getting overextended and very close to their tipping pint. Far from an ultimate top but […]
April 28, 2011 Sherritt’s Q1 earnings up 116% to $63.6 million Sherritt's Q1 earnings rose 116% over the same quarter a year ago. The company reported net earnings on Thursday of $63.6 million or 22 cents a share. A year ago,…
April 27, 2011 A longer-term view of inflation: industrial metals vs. gold I found an interesting dataset at the IMF of commodity prices going back to 1980. What makes it interesting is to look at the longer-term price trends of some of…
April 27, 2011 Commodities: No bubble here With commodity prices up so much over the past several years, you can forgive long-term value investors for giving them a miss. Who wants to risk exposure to another asset…
April 27, 2011 Today in Commodities: Status quo from Fed Nothing new to report from Uncle Ben and his cronies but at least there was more talk of inflation with rising commodity […]
New York copper price surges again, Shanghai sets record Copper jumped by more than 5% to the highest level since the short squeeze in July. December 26, 2025 | 12:18 pm
