April 30, 2015

Goldcorp posts loss on lower margins, higher tax

The company's stock is being ripped apart on both, the New York and the Toronto Stock Exchanges as a result.

April 29, 2015

Have natural gas prices bottomed?

Last Friday we finally got confirmation of where all the natural gas supply has been coming from as Cabot (COG) reported its earnings.

April 29, 2015

Cliffs US sales beat estimates, turns a profit in Q1

But the miner revised down its 2015 U.S. iron ore sales and production volume estimate to 20.5 million tons, from its previous guidance for 22 million tons

April 28, 2015

Cleanup companies mired in mining sector’s woes

Many wastewater-treatment businesses struggling to make sales, attract investment

April 28, 2015

Majority of Barrick’s shareholders rejects compensation plan

As much as three quarters of investors voted in favour of a non-binding motion to change the way the gold giant compensates its executives.

April 28, 2015

Canadian oil sands set to benefit from low crude output

Western Canadian Select crude, North America’s best-performing grade in the past month, may strengthen further as reduced drilling frees up pipeline room.

April 28, 2015

What’s behind El Salvador’s massive gold reserves sale?

Analysts are not sure what to make of El Salvador’s recent move that saw its central bank sell about 80% percent of its gold reserves last month.

April 28, 2015

Greek court hands small, but key victory to Eldorado Gold

It revoked a 2013 ruling blocking the miner's plans to build a key processing plant at is Skouries gold-copper mine in the country's north.

April 28, 2015

Barrick begins sale of stake in Chile’s Zaldivar copper mine

Chinese companies, private equity firms including Mick Davis’s X2 Resources, and even Teck Resources are rumoured to be among the potential buyers.

April 28, 2015

Oil sands woes set to deepen as shaky petro-dynasty risks defeat

One of the world’s longest-running political dynasties is on the brink of losing power, threatening to make life tougher for companies toiling in Canada’s oil patch.