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Canada’s Imperial Metals halts production, lays off 100 due to low copper prices

Low copper prices have forced the Vancouver-based firm to lay-off more than one-third of the workforce at its Huckleberry mine in northwestern British Columbia.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 6, 2016 | 10:45 am

Mining deaths in the U.S. fell to historic low in 2015

Eleven of the 28 deaths last year occurred at coal mines, a sector that has seen employment decrease significantly in recent years, especially in Appalachia.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 6, 2016 | 9:50 am

Gold hits seven-week high on global cues, miners soar

The precious metal is building on gains from earlier in the week, triggered mainly by escalating geo-political tensions in the Middle East and North Korea’s nuclear test.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 6, 2016 | 7:11 am

Malaysia imposes three-month ban on bauxite exports to fight pollution

The country, the biggest supplier of bauxite to China, said the ban takes takes effect from Jan. 15.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 6, 2016 | 4:19 am

Saudi-Iran dispute won’t cause lasting oil price rally

Oil prices jumped on the first trading day of 2016 as Middle East tension outweighed a selloff in financial markets around the world.

Oilprice.com | January 6, 2016 | 1:33 am

2016 the year of the stream – gold, silver and copper

What was once considered a new and innovative way of raising money – the streaming deal has taken centre stage as companies are becoming more and more reluctant to issue equity weak market conditions.

Palisade Capital Corp | January 6, 2016 | 12:37 am

Dundee’s David Talbot says green energy trend is your friend

David Talbot of Dundee Capital Markets forecasts uranium demand growth of about 6% compounded annually through 2020, which ought to be more than enough to kickstart depressed U3O8 prices.

The Energy Report | January 6, 2016 | 12:29 am