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Canada lost mining jobs over the last ten years: NDP

Peter Julian, Canada's natural resources critic, claims that the mining sector has lost jobs over the last 10 years and would like to right the resource sector by pushing it toward more value-added work.

Michael Allan McCrae | September 16, 2012 | 4:24 pm

Platinum up 22% since mid-August

What a difference a black swan can make.

Michael Allan McCrae | September 15, 2012 | 10:31 pm

Canada won’t oppose listing asbestos as a hazardous material

Following the shift in provincial policy after the Quebec provincial election, the Harper government said on Friday that it will no longer oppose international efforts to put asbestos on a list of hazardous substances.

Michael Allan McCrae | September 15, 2012 | 8:35 pm

PotashCorp ups dividend 50%

Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc. (NYSE:POT) announced on Thursday that it was increasing the the company's quarterly cash dividend from 14 cents per share to 21 cents per share.

Michael Allan McCrae | September 15, 2012 | 4:18 pm

Couple forge their own wedding rings

Raw material mark up can range between 300% to 1,000%

Michael Allan McCrae | September 15, 2012 | 10:57 am

If you’re herding animals near Oyu Tolgoi the NY Times wanna talk to you

Clearly if you work for the mainstream media there is only one way to approach a story like Oyu Tolgoi, Turquoise Hill Resource's massive copper-gold mine in Mongolia scheduled to start production next year.

Frik Els | September 14, 2012 | 11:17 pm