Iron ore price: China imports top 1 billion tonnes for first time
Iron ore price holds above $80 a tonne, doubling in value in a year as Chinese cargo volumes jump.
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Europe in favour of oil sands-friendly deal with Canada
Lawmakers have voted in favour of pushing ahead with a trade deal that would allow Canadian oil sand producers to export more crude to the old continent.
Copper price jumps as China imports hit all-time high
Concentrate imports for the full year up 28% to 17 million tonnes.
US Gov’t mulls raising royalties for coal mining in public lands
The Obama administration has called for a broad array of reforms to its coal-leasing program, including royalty rates increases.
Strike ends at Harmony Gold’s Kusasalethu mine
Company to launch probe into the causes of the illegal sit-in of nearly 48 hours.
Another 37 conditions for Trans Mountain pipeline
Court forced B.C. to issue its own environmental certificate on pipeline expansion.
A time for caution, though gold stocks look like good buys
While fund manager Adrian Day believes investors should tread cautiously in the market right now, he is upbeat on some gold stocks.
This simple chart shows gold price remains firmly in bear grip
Gold bulls tried and failed on numerous occasions to break downtrend in place since 2011.
Gold price can’t hold onto $1,200
January effect seen fading.
