The oil sands first champion
The Globe and Mail profiles Ned Gilbert, once a low-ranking employee in the early '50s in a remote field office in Alberta who saw great potential in the oil sands.
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Large bullion vault to open in London, more planned
Due to a rise in gold investments, Brink's will be opening one of the world's largest vaults in the London area before the end of September, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Doug Casey predicts day of economic reckoning is near
It is a deal with the devil: Governments churn out more and more cash for the promise of continued prosperity.
Why retail investors have taken their marbles and gone home
Barry Ritholtz see signs everywhere that retail investors have left the building: low trading volumes and decline of popular media aimed at the small investor, like CNBC.
The toll from mining tin
BusinessWeek profile the horrific conditions in Indonesian tin mines, where largely destitute miners extract ore with shovels and picks.
Families left behind after South Africa’s mining massacre
Al Jazeera tracked down some of the grieving family members of the miners who were killed in the Aug. 16 shootings that left 34 dead.
VIDEO: All the reasons gold is going to go higher
Bloomberg put together this neat video illustrating all the factors that are pushing gold higher in the second half of this year.
Saskatchewan premier comes around to rejigging potash royalties
Potash royalties in Saskatchewan may be changing after all now that Premier Brad Wall has had a change of heart, according to an editorial by The StarPhoenix.
Gold climbs to three-month high
Spot gold has added $52 this week, leaping from $1,618/oz on Monday to finish the week at $1,670 and hit a three-month high.
