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Nuke the oilsands: Alberta’s narrowly cancelled plan to drill for oil with atomic weapons

Devised by California-based Richfield Oil Corporation, Project Oilsand was uncannily simple: Get an atomic bomb from the Americans and blow it up under Athabasca.

National Post | August 7, 2016 | 1:58 pm

Vale looking to raise $10B through Chinese streaming deal

Vale (NYSE:VALE) is getting more creative in its debt-reduction plans, by bolstering cash flow through a metal streaming arrangement with Chinese companies.

Andrew Topf | August 7, 2016 | 1:23 pm

Goldman Sachs: Copper price heading for $1.80

“Company guidance and our estimates suggest that copper is entering the eye of the supply storm.”

Frik Els | August 5, 2016 | 3:05 pm

Glencore halts Zambia copper production after mine deaths

Mining giant rushes to upgrade facilities following underground accidents.

Amelia Martyn-Hemphill | August 5, 2016 | 2:33 pm

Gold and gold stocks bull analogs

Over the past two weeks the precious metals complex has retested its Brexit breakout and rebounded back to the July highs.

Jordan Roy-Byrne – The Daily Gold | August 5, 2016 | 1:53 pm

Gold price rally sparks $50 billion of commodity investments

New report shows commodity assets under management jumping to $235 billion, the best performance since 2009, largely due to physical gold ETF inflows.

Frik Els | August 5, 2016 | 12:39 pm