Historically, gold and oil prices have moved in tandem.

“People set off with very little clue about where they were going, they were swept up in this mass hysteria.”

The Canadian miner that is bringing in hundreds of miners from China to work on a northern B.C. coal operation is refusing to release its files on the temporary work permits it obtained from the federal government.

Days after the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board issued a scathing report on the company’s incompetent response to a Michigan oil spill, Enbridge issued a statement saying that it is willing to spend a further $500 million — yes, a half a billion dollars — on further safety measures on the proposed Northern Gateway Pipeline.