February 10, 2014

Australian mining tycoon tries, and fails, to keep mining companies off his land

A Western Australian court has shut down Forrest's bid to stop a company from sand mining on his family's cattle station.

February 7, 2014

Paladin Energy suspends production at Malawi uranium mine

Says the Kayelekera mine is unprofitable at current uranium prices.

February 6, 2014

French government backs Niger in its battle with French uranium miner

Areva is fighting to keep its tax exemptions; France says Niger's decision to end them is 'legitimate.'

February 5, 2014

Legendary geologist Brent Cook shares his rules for weeding out flaky companies

If now is the time to accumulate deeply discounted companies with strong fundamentals in advance of a hot junior market in 2015, how can an investor tell if a company…

February 4, 2014

China: The world’s biggest energy consumer and producer

And there's an ever-widening rift between the country's oil consumption and production.

February 4, 2014

Joe Mazumdar: Seven gold and uranium juniors with near-term growth you can’t ignore

Many junior miners have an ace up the sleeve, and that is commodity price leverage.

February 2, 2014

Back to miners graduating with 6-figure salaries ‘in a few years’

Baby boomers are retiring and even if only a small fraction of new projects take off, the ensuing skills shortage will bring back mining jobs boom.

January 31, 2014

Dr Doom: Be afraid, but not very afraid of emerging market crises

While many emerging markets are teetering right now, noted economist Nouriel Roubini says chance of a fully-fledged crisis is low.

January 29, 2014

Canadian mining sector employs more workers than we thought

The Canadian Mining Associations' latest report reveals a 'dramatic increase' in the number of Canadians employed in mining and related sectors.

January 27, 2014

Fission Uranium drills ‘one of the very best holes’ in Athabasca basin

First results from $12 million winter drilling program provide fresh spark for Vancouver explorer's shares, already up 115% in a year.