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Nearly a quarter of streams in southern West Virginia polluted due to mine runoff

Phys.org says damage to streams and rivers in southern West Virginia is substantial due to mining, and even small operations can have a large impact on wildlife.

Michael Allan McCrae | July 30, 2012 | 10:55 pm

Diavik spent $146.7 million on northern business in 2012

Diavik Diamond Mine touted the out-sized impact it has on the local economy in its 2012 mid year socio economic report.

Michael Allan McCrae | July 30, 2012 | 10:16 pm

Just to be clear Bob Dylan is not a gold bug

The brouhaha over Bob Dylan's made-up quotes inspired some in the Twitter-verse to add their own mis-attributions to the 71-year-old music legend.

Michael Allan McCrae | July 30, 2012 | 9:46 pm

Gold and silver lessons from Pawn Stars

Despite being in a bull market for the past decade, precious metals are still widely under-owned by historical standards. The percentage of wealth held in gold and silver today fails in comparison to the last bull market thirty years ago.

Eric McWhinnie - Wall Street Cheat Sheet | July 30, 2012 | 9:36 pm

Stock picking is back, junior resources have been ‘decimated’: Sprott strategist

Investors have become fatigued with marco news and are now back to looking at a company's fundamentals, said Peter Imhof, investment strategist at Sprott Asset Management, speaking to Business News Network on Monday.

Michael Allan McCrae | July 30, 2012 | 8:21 pm

We’re buying seven million ounces of silver: Eric Sprott

Eric Sprott announced that his company has $200 million committed to his self-named Sprott Physical Silver Trust, and the announcement will help silver, which has been in the "doldrums."

Michael Allan McCrae | July 30, 2012 | 7:57 pm

Coal bounces back

Believing that the natural gas nightmare may be ending, investors are returning to coal.

Michael Allan McCrae | July 30, 2012 | 7:23 pm

Dud investments the norm for China’s state-owned companies, says former Rio Tinto exec

People should stop worrying about Chinese businesses buying up resource companies in Australia because the Chinese are no good at investing, says former Rio Tinto executive, Michael Komesaroff.

Marc Howe | July 30, 2012 | 5:56 pm