Oil container adrift off Haida Gwaii
Carrying 400 tonnes of Bunker C fuel oil and 50 tonnes of diesel fuel
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Lloyd’s Register Energy wins 2014 British Quality Foundation’s Award for Employee Engagement
The Achievement Award recognises ‘best in class’ for employee collaboration and growth
CHART: Gold price vs dollar shows true extent of rally
Based on past performance of the gold price relative to trade-weighted dollar index, gold should be touching $1,000 an ounce now.
Gold benefits from market uncertainty
After a prolonged period of low volatility as funds invested in ever-greater risk, markets have snapped and volatility has jumped.
INFOGRAPHIC: a year’s worth of resources in BC
In response to popular demand from our home province of British Columbia, today we visualize the amount of natural resources extracted from BC each year.
Chilean authorities divided over Goldcorp’s $3.9bn El Morro mine
The country’s environmental authority criticized the Top Court decision saying the miner conducted proper consultation with local indigenous groups and shouldn’t have to do it again.
Chile copper boom begins to fade as production headaches mount
The shine may soon come off Chile's decade-long copper boom as technical and regulatory problems in getting new mines into production highlight just how hard it will be to keep ratcheting up the supply.
Vale to ditch 20% of its nickel assets in Indonesia
The agreement signed with Indonesia’s outgoing government also means higher royalties to be paid by the firm.
Platinum, palladium price-setting technology ‘optimum’ for gold: LME
The LME says its electronic solution for the platinum and palladium price — LMEbullion — could benefit gold bugs.
