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Oil sands woes set to deepen as shaky petro-dynasty risks defeat

One of the world’s longest-running political dynasties is on the brink of losing power, threatening to make life tougher for companies toiling in Canada’s oil patch.

Bloomberg News | April 28, 2015 | 12:10 am

Bob Quartermain: Acquisitions during a market bottom, ‘allowed us to go from 78 cents to $48

Look at the people.

Sprott's Thoughts | April 27, 2015 | 5:06 pm

Satellite images show Tesla’s Gigafactory ambitions

Tesla will need to purchase at least 7,000 tonnes of spherical graphite, 5,000 tonnes of lithium hydroxide, and 1,500 tonnes of cobalt in 2015 ready to begin production by January 2016.

Benchmark Mineral Intelligence | April 27, 2015 | 4:43 pm

Here’s the ad that is upsetting the union at Stillwater Mining

With contract talks underway, Stillwater Mining is running a TV spot that the union says overstates their take home pay. At the […]

Michael Allan McCrae | April 27, 2015 | 4:31 pm

Picking undervalued gold equities is akin to picking strawberries: Randall Abramson

Pick one: long gold or short gold?

The Gold Report | April 27, 2015 | 3:56 pm

Gold posts biggest advance in three months

Gold posted its biggest gain since January as bets on the outlook for U.S. interest rates drove increased volatility for the metal. Silver climbed the most this year.

Bloomberg News | April 27, 2015 | 3:29 pm