Here’s why some say oil sands producers may never recover
With an oil break-even price of about $80 per barrel, any new oil sands projects will only barely make back their investment.
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B.C.’s 2016 jade mining season starts on a high note
Jade mining now a $30 million industry in B.C. and local producer plans to increase production by 50% this season
Iron ore price: Rollercoaster continues with fresh rally
More than 4% rally on Monday stops price just short of $60 on speculation BHP and Rio output will disappoint.
Hedge funds have never been this bullish on silver
Managed money futures speculators' bullish positioning reaches 9,575 tonnes silver, highest level since at least 2006, when data were first collected.
Last time hedge funds were this bullish the gold price was $1,900
Large-scale futures speculators like hedge funds haven't placed this many bullish bets on gold since August 2011.
BHP, Rio Tinto may axe iron ore guidance — report
Both miners announce March quarterly numbers this week.
World’s largest underground copper mine remains shut on heavy rains, mudslides
Chile's Codelco said that it loses about 1,500 tonnes of copper output for each day El Teniente mine remains inactive.
Chinese coal miners to work less hours this year in bid to reduce supply glut
Official production capacity will be adjusted to fit the new 276 working day limit, which means that mines will be held to even stricter production caps.
Community opposition forces Newmont to abandon Conga project in Peru
The company has removed its massive gold and copper project Peru from its list of reserves in its annual filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
