March 23, 2012

China Development Bank has $1 trillion to lend: Its investment arm is ‘very actively seeking’ nickel assets

Chinese firms have been snapping up copper, uranium, iron ore and coking coal assets around the world, but have yet to make a big splash in nickel.

March 23, 2012

Early-stage investing opportunities: James West and Tobias Tretter

The Midas Letter Opportunity Fund, a new niche fund, focuses on early-stage micro-cap miners in the junior resource sector.

March 23, 2012

Good intentions bad directions

“Beneath the Pacific Ocean's floor deep in the Japanese trench, tectonic plate boundaries slipped repeatedly, triggering one of the most severe earthquakes in recent history.

March 23, 2012

US opinion divided on risks of nuclear energy

The Fukushima accident in Japan has led to more Americans now believing that the risks of using nuclear energy outweigh the benefits, according to a new public opinion poll.

March 22, 2012

China eyes Canadian uranium mines

Takeover activity is poised to heat up in the Canadian uranium sector as energy-hungry China hunts for feedstock to fuel its growing family of nuclear reactors.

March 21, 2012

Greenland Minerals releases initial 242-million tonne mineral resource estimate for the ‘Zone 2’ uranium-rare earth deposit

Greenland Minerals and Energy Limited ("GMEL" or "the Company") (ASX: GGG.AX - News) is pleased to announce the first mineral resource estimate for the 'Zone 2' multi-element deposit. Zone 2…

March 18, 2012

Lack of water on the moon may drive thorium energy

Thorium, a touted alternative to uranium energy, may get an entirely different push to broader usage: scientist trying to come up with a technology that could power a future moon…

March 18, 2012

Rio Tinto still bullish on China growth

Mr Tom Albanese CEO of Rio Tinto as saying that company has shrugged off concerns about a slow down in Chinese demand for commodities, reiterating its faith in the Asian…

March 17, 2012

Canada sees mining resurgence: Scott Jobin-Bevans

Amid the bustle of the 80th Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) convention in Toronto, The Gold Report sat down with PDAC President Scott Jobin-Bevans for his take on…

March 16, 2012

Bruce Power nuclear unit to restart after 17 years

Regulators have cleared Unit 2 of the Bruce A nuclear power plant in Ontario to restart after a nearly two-decade-long slumber.