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These six gold companies could create exceptional wealth sooner than you think: Jeb Handwerger

For smart investors watching the gold-Dow ratio rather than mainstream media headlines, this is an exciting time to be a precious metals investor.

The Gold Report | September 28, 2015 | 1:46 am

Zinc scrapes 5-year low

The price has dropped 33 percent in five months.

Andrew Topf | September 27, 2015 | 3:50 pm

Cigar Lake mine officially starts production

Saskatchewan mine is the second largest high-grade undeveloped uranium deposit in the world.

Andrew Topf | September 27, 2015 | 2:49 pm

Alberta to consider mountaintop coal mine for company facing environmental probe

Alberta’s energy regulator is about to consider a plan for a large mountaintop coal mine at the same time it investigates the proponent for possibly fouling a crucial spawning stream for endangered trout.

Globe and Mail | September 27, 2015 | 12:49 pm

Top gold ETF has best week since January

Investors pile back into GLD – the world's largest gold-backed ETF – snapping up 9.5 tonnes in four days.

Frik Els | September 25, 2015 | 3:58 pm

Innovation: Wirtgen Surface Miners detect more and extract more

Wirtgen has developed two innovations: a camera system for rock interface detection and a cutting drum unit for the flagship Surface Miner 4200 SM that is set to sustainably optimize the mining of mineral deposits.

Wirtgen GmbH | September 25, 2015 | 11:09 am