January 8, 2014 How contrarians play bear markets in resources: Rick Rule Your willingness to buy a stock should not be diminished by the fact that it has fallen in price. In everyday purchases, we want to buy things that are selling…
January 8, 2014 Russian Belarus potash cartel may resume after breakup The cartel before its breakup controlled about 40 per cent of global potash exports.
January 7, 2014 The end of a bad year for potash producers; a sprinkle of hope in the new year '2013 is likely to go down as one of the worst years in the history of the fertilizer industry,' the Motley Fool recently wrote.
January 3, 2014 Dr Doom lifts mining gloom Predictions of a hard landing in China will not pan out and global emerging market growth will accelerate in 2014 lifting demand for metals and minerals.
December 31, 2013 ‘Midas touch’ bacteria, gold roller coaster and risky countries among top stories of 2013 While 2013 will go down as the one when gold stop glittering and miners were forced to tighten their belts, our readers favoured a wide range of stories.
December 24, 2013 Canada’s Sherritt sells coal business for almost $1bn The two separate buyers are US-based Westmoreland Coal and a group led by Altius Minerals.
December 18, 2013 Survey: 72% of miners see the global economy improving Confidence levels in the sector have improved dramatically over the last 12 months, reaching a two-year high.
December 16, 2013 Miners should launch a gold cartel or risk losing everything, advises Stephan Bogner It's no surprise that Stephan Bogner advises investors to hold physical metals outside the banking system, but he also advocates mining companies keeping gold on their balance sheets and forming…
December 16, 2013 Rio Tinto says Chinese now make ‘much higher quality’ mining equipment The CEO of world number two miner Rio Tinto said the quality of Chinese mining equipment is catching up and in some instances surpassing that of the major US manufacturers.
December 15, 2013 Potential … with a grain of salt Only weeks after a swirl of media reports trumpeted that potash soon may become a $65 billion industry for Michigan, the owner of the only potash mine in the state…
World No. 2 gold miner is ‘willing to move’ on M&A, CEO says Agnico Eagle CEO Ammar Al-Joundi said the gold producer is “very well-positioned” to pursue acquisitions should opportunities emerge. February 13, 2026 | 02:47 pm