April 19, 2022

Commodity stocks oust financials as Canadian market heavyweights

Energy and materials companies now constitute about 31.07% of the S&P/TSX Composite Index, surpassing Canada's banks, insurers and asset managers.

April 18, 2022

Top 50 mining companies power through covid adding $1 trillion in value

Buoyant lithium, copper and gold prices lift value of top 50 mining stocks $1 trillion above covid lows – Russian miners prove resilient. 

April 13, 2022

Gensource steps closer to first production with Innovare acquisition

Tech acquisition places Gensource in a solid position to upset the potash status quo, says CEO.

April 11, 2022

Western Australia is world’s new top mining destination

The resource-rich state replaced Nevada as most attractive region for mining investment in 2021, says the Fraser Institute.

April 8, 2022

Market value of top 50 mining companies surge $335 billion during Q1 2022

Extreme volatility on metal and mining markets continued into 2022 amid historically low stockpiles of metal on global exchanges, but for most […]

April 6, 2022

Brazil needs potash and Belarus is looking for ways to supply it

The South American nation ships in more than 85% of its fertilizer demand.

March 31, 2022

Canadian firm lobbies Brazil for Amazon potash mine permit

Potash Corp has laid out plans to reduce the country's dependence on fertilizer imports by opening a potash mine in the Amazon.

March 28, 2022

World looks to Canada to fill potash, uranium void left by Ukraine

Canada is one of the world’s main sources of the two commodities and buyers seek to fill gaps caused by the war in Ukraine.

March 21, 2022

Canada CP Rail strike to add to commodities supply shock sparked by Ukraine war

CP, Canada's No. 2 railroad, halted operations after talks with workers' union failed.

March 17, 2022

Canada’s scrambling to fill a massive global fertilizer deficit

Nutrien is increasing output of key crop nutrients in the face of a global shortage.