Stopping the helium fire sale
A quick sell down of the US Government's stockpiles of helium in the 90s crowded out the private sector and left the US with dangerously low levels of a key industrial material.
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Germany’s mixed signals
Last week's media headlines focused on how the election results in France and Greece reflected a wave of rising public resistance across Europe to the austerity programs being championed by Germany, the IMF, and the EU.
Chart of the week: where global industrial production is coming from
Many have compared today’s economic recovery to the slow, stagnant growth Americans lived through in the 1970s.
Mulcair accuses the West of creating Dutch Disease, Clark says the NDP are speaking gobbledygook
British Columbia Premier Christy Clark pushed back after the NDP's new federal leader, Thomas Mulcair, said that the resource ramp up in Western Canada is coming at the expense of manufacturing jobs out east.
You’re diluted! White Tiger plans massive new share issue without seeking shareholder approval
White Tiger is applying to the Toronto Stock Exchange for exemption under the exchange's "financial hardship" provisions.
Do Eric Sprottt and China still believe in gold?
It has been a difficult week for precious metals, as gold and silver both experienced their lowest closes of the year.
Fire sale: Investors punish Osisko for mill damage
Osisko Mining investors were unimpressed by the fire yesterday at the company's Canadian Malarctic mill. The stock (TSX:OSK) closed down a buck, or 12.94%, on the Toronto main board Friday as Osisko assessed the damage.
Molycorp stock is following rare earth prices over a cliff
Molycorp was forced to sell rare-earth oxides from Mountain Pass for 20% cheaper than during the December quarter last year. The company's stock is now worth 60% less than this time last year and all the gains from the Neo Material takeover have evaporated.
The end of Appalachia? Illinois Basin coal makes comeback
The balance of the US coal industry may be tilting in the direction of the MidWest from Appalachia.