December 11, 2013

What hard landing? Chinese bulk trade barometer surges to 3-year high

Baltic Dry Shipping Index has surged 220% this year as the iron ore and coal trade continues to defy Chinese bears.

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 5, 2013

Can Juniors borrow instead of raising equity? – Kenton Ralph Toews

Juniors usually raise cash to keep their operations going by issuing new shares.

December 3, 2013

Potash Corp. laying off over 1,000 workers

The world's largest potash miner by capacity, is cutting 18% of its workforce, or about 1,045 people,.

December 2, 2013

Vale slashes investment budget for third straight year to $14.8bn

Budget for 2014 is 9.2% lower than last year’s and well below the $18 billion total from 2011.

December 1, 2013

INFOGRAPHIC: Venture crisis

For a free market to be successful, capital must be able to flow to new ideas and endeavours.

November 29, 2013

Shares of Europe’s top potash producer soars after reopening mine

Germany's K+S will restart production at its Unterbreizbach mine after a two-month stoppage.

November 27, 2013

Global exploration budgets down 29% in 2013

Canada accounted for just over 13% of the total, the smallest share in 14 years. The DRC made it to the top 10 mining destinations for the first time.

November 26, 2013

Understanding the rise of China

If the sweeping economic reforms planned by Chinese leaders during the Third Plenum can be our guide, it looks to be a promising decade for global investors.