"The radical transformation of the world and current workplace diversity and mobility trends have led to an increased demand for ‘learning by doing’ training services that meet the learners’ needs for flexibility by providing direct access to information relevant to their work environment when they need it in real life situations."

It was supposed to be gone this fall, but the Canadian penny is getting a reprive due to concerns of retailers who are worried about making the transition right before the busy holiday season.

US Silver's (TSX-V:USA) board of directors has spurned an unsolicited all-cash take-over bid from Hecla Mining Company (NYSE:HL) and unanimously recommended that shareholders reject the offer by instead voting for the combination of US Silver with RX Gold (TSX-V:RXE).

Aussie-listed iron ore junior Northern Iron (ASX:NFE) is now the object of competing bids for control from rival investors in Switzerland and India.

Newcrest Mining (ASX:NCM) is the one Australian mining major exposed to the greatest level of country risk with 63% of its assets situated in nation-states categorized as 'very high-risk' by analysts.

With Botswana a top producer, diamond production rose by 26% to $14.41 billion 2011.

A report indicating weak sentiment on the part of Australian mining companies would appear to substantiate warnings that Australia's flourishing resources sector is headed for a slowdown.

Bongani Mbindwane, CEO of South African junior explorer Platfields (SJ:PLL), has written an open letter to South Africa's mineral resources minister calling for direct assistance in dealing with the platinum sector's dire condition.

The USA's largest rare earth producer Molycorp (NYSE:MCP) is mounting a credible challenge to Chinese rare earth dominance by dramatically scaling up output and potentially increasing its global market share to 30% from 4% at present.