American Eagle gold coin sales soar to 14-year high
Fiscal cliff worries and Obama re-election spur safe-haven buying.
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VIDEO: Gold, silver producers take advantage of soft market to rework contracts and drive down costs
"There is a loyalty improvement, which is great for the industry."
Deadly accident at Alpha Natural Resources mine
A 27-year-old worker died Friday in an accident at a Greenbrier County coal mine, owned by a subsidiary of Virginia-based Alpha Natural Resources (NYSE: ANR).
Canadian miners to face triple whammy in 2013: higher costs, lower ore grades and global uncertainty
Study suggests companies to invest now and so ensure they can fulfill future global demand for commodities.
PhotoSat completes highly accurate elevation mapping of Hudson Resources’ White Mountain anorthosite project in Greenland
Hudson Resources is a Canadian based mining company focused on the Sarfartoq rare earth project and the Naajat (White Mountain) anorthosite (calcium feldspar) project.
Canada’s coal port plans anger activists
Climate change activists are calling for a halt in Canada’s plans to build a new coal export terminal on British Columbia’s Fraser River and expand an existing one in North Vancouver.
Lucara gets $4.5 million for rare blue diamond
Canada's Lucara Diamond Corp. (TSX:LUC) sold a 9.46-carat blue diamond for $4,515,000 or $477,272 per carat as part of a diamond sale this week.
Mining giants seek world’s second-largest undeveloped copper mine
Vale (NYSE:VALE), Teck (NYSE:TCK) and Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE:FCX) are some of the names analysts are throwing into the pot as the next likely bidders for Inmet MiningCorp. (TSX:IMN), which owns the world’s second-biggest undeveloped copper deposit, in Panama.
US power grid vulnerable to just about everything
As Washington hunts ill-defined al-Qaeda groups in the Middle East and Africa, and concerns itself with Iran's eventual nuclear potential, it has a much more pressing problem at home: Its energy grid is vulnerable to anyone with basic weapons and know-how.
