November 12, 2015

US Congress grants citizens rights to own asteroid-mined riches

Until now, there was no legislature clarifying issues such as whether resources mined from celestial bodies could be sold on Earth.

November 12, 2015

Current uranium market fundamentals strong – future is even brighter

With Japan finally restarting some of its nuclear reactor fleet (two reactors have come online since August) and China continuing its breakneck reactor build-out (with 29 reactors in operation and…

November 11, 2015

Coal is dead? No one told China

If all of this year's approved coal plants get built, they will have a total capacity of 123 gigawatts, equivalent to building 61 Hoover Dams.

November 10, 2015

Collectors and connoisseurs shine at Rio Tinto’s Argyle Pink Diamonds Tender

The Argyle Pink Diamonds Tender, known as the ‘Connoisseurs Collection” weighing a total of 44.14 carats and including four Fancy Red diamonds, was internationally popular with winners from 11 countries.

November 10, 2015

Turkey approves environmental assessment for Centerra’s Oksut project

Construction of the gold mine, located in the south-central Kayseri province, should start in early 2016, followed by production by mid-2017.

November 10, 2015

Oil sands industry to remain under siege until 2020 on low crude prices

The gloomy outlook comes as the International Energy Agency predicts crude oil won't reach $80 a barrel until at least the end of the decade.

November 9, 2015

Commodities rout a sign the world economy is growing, says economist

Peter Hall, chief economist of Export Development Canada, says it’s all about the end of quantitative easing.

November 9, 2015

China smog at ‘record’ levels as coal burning for heating begins

Local authorities have issued the highest alert, warning residents to stay indoors.

November 5, 2015

Enbridge warns Line 9 pipeline holdups to hurt 2015 earnings

The company, Canada’s largest pipeline operator, reported a loss in the third quarter driven by both delays in completing its Line 9 project and one-time charges.

November 5, 2015

The state of the diamond mining industry going into year-end 2015

So far in 2015, the state of the global diamond industry has been closely aligned with the posture of the global economy, as it so often is, and should be.