"At current exchange rates, each US$1 change in the price of a barrel of oil has an approximate $5 million effect on our operating costs."

The term "Premium" as it relates to a diesel fuel has been used and abused for many years. Accordingly, before the question of the value of a "Premium Diesel Fuel" can be answered, we must first determine precisely what is meant by "Premium Diesel Fuel" and what is actually delivered to the engine when a truly "Premium Diesel Fuel" is used.

Oil sands production up 25%

"Potentially reducing our operating costs in the long run."

In a bear market for junior miners, exploration capital can be hard to come by.

Chris Thompson, mining analyst with Raymond James, is looking for companies that can continue to deliver real growth and shareholder upside—companies that can "fly"—regardless of metal prices.

New World Gold Council study shows ETF funds already retracing 37% of 2014's losses and central bank purchases jumping to nearly 50-year highs.

Glencore has slashed spending for this year by up to $US1.4 billion amid a rout in commodity prices, and will spin-off its stake in the unwanted South African platinum producer Lonmin inherited in its merger with Xstrata two years ago.

Maptek™ has released I-Site™ Drive to provide mines and industrial operations with a faster, more accurate system for frequent stockpile volume reporting.