Coming housing boom could mean it’s time to add raw materials
Increased home demand is good news for resources and raw materials.
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Lithium rookie posts dizzying gain as promoter praises
The penny stock surged 250 percent in October when both the price of lithium and a benchmark of producers posted single-digit returns.
Moscow Exchange to launch deliverable gold futures in 2018
Launching deliverable futures for gold in 2018 is a move to further prop up bullion market liquidity, said bourse chief exec Alexander Afanasiev.
Scientists are searching for silver in laundry wastewater
The researchers have discovered how different variations in detergent chemistry impact the amount of metal they can get.
Why a small Canadian city wants to buy shares in Rio Tinto Alcan
People in Kitimat are worried about SO2 emissions.
#OnlyinCanada: Homeless man helps recover lost diamond ring
A homeless youth who got a 14-carat gold ring with square-cut diamonds by mistake. What happened later is almost unbelievable.
Coal’s resilience today will prove its ultimate downfall: Gadfly
For all the doom and gloom about the future of coal, the past two years have been a boom time for coal prices that's exceeded by their 2010 to 2012 peak.
Trump signs order to boost U.S. production of critical minerals
President Donald Trump signed an executive order to reduce dependency of critical minerals used in everything from batteries to phones.
Value of top 50 mining companies surge $140 billion in 2017
More than half the 2017 combined market cap gains for the world's largest listed miners accrued to just five firms as gold producers drop out of top 10.
