INFOGRAPHIC: Japan’s debt crisis
InformedTrades looks at the economic hole Japan has dug itself, especially since it gave up nuclear energy and started importing energy.
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How China drives commodities down
Australia's resources minister, Martin Ferguson, has caused a stir with his assertion that the country's mining boom, one of the biggest drivers of its economic growth, is "over".
As he acknowledged, the state of the global economy has depr...
Gold producer plans IPO once divestmentissue is resolved
JAKARTA: Newmont Nusa Tenggara (NNT), the country's second-biggest gold producer, plans to sell a 10 per cent stake in itself for more than US$500 million (RM1.5 billion) in an initial public offering, once a contentious divestment issue is resolved, i...
Forget the fracking revolution, uranium still works: interview with CEO of Uranium Energy
With record low natural gas prices and utilities switching to coal to take advantage, MINING.com asked Uranium Energy’s (NYSEAMEX:UEC) CEO Amir Adnani last month whether uranium is also struggling under the fracking revolution.
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.
Platinum up 22% since mid-August
What a difference a black swan can make.
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.
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.
Couple forge their own wedding rings
Raw material mark up can range between 300% to 1,000%