October 18, 2013

Hundreds attack Aussie miner offices in Kyrgyzstan

Group opposes letting foreigners mine Kyrgyzstan’s resources.

October 18, 2013

Canada-Europe historic trade deal removes tariffs on metals and minerals

The deal will be the largest trade agreement in Canadian history.

October 17, 2013

Teck acquires East Kootenay lands

While not amenable to mining, the lands have the potential to be used for conservation purposes.

October 17, 2013

Mad scramble for gold stocks

Investors believing gold shares have been oversold were piling back into the sector affording some counters double digit gains.

October 17, 2013

TransCanada says pipeline may have ruptured

Natural gas pipeline serves northern Alberta's oil sands.

October 17, 2013

Zimbabwe’s $2bn diamond revenue nowhere to be found

So far, no legal action has been taken against people allegedly involved in diamond-related corruption.

October 17, 2013

Nautilus Minerals to open second seafloor mine by 2017

As its flagship Solwara 1 project, the new one is also in located in Papua New Guinea’s Bismarck Sea.

October 17, 2013

VIDEO: the largest ever US land based oil spill

20k barrels.

October 16, 2013

Being contrarian could lead to lucrative energy plays

Sometimes the most attractive energy assets aren’t found in the ground. Rather, at times like today, they are listed on the stock exchange.

October 16, 2013

Is gold still a safe haven?

Owning an asset that is no-one’s obligation and has no ties to the financial system would seem to be prudent at a time like this, so why hasn’t gold performed…