January 15, 2012 Barclays commodities research: bullish on US crude, bearish on nickel Although Barclays is positive on the prospects for commodity prices in Q1, for now they are still positioning relatively cautiously across sectors.
January 14, 2012 Steel replacing nickel in Canadian one- and two-dollar coins The Globe and Mail reports that Canadian one- and two-dollar coins, known as "loonies" and "toonies", will this spring be made from steel, replacing the more expensive nickel they are…
January 13, 2012 BHP won’t sell Jansen mine potash through Canpotex BHP Billiton, which is developing the huge Jansen potash mine is Saskatchewan, says it will sell its potash independently and not through the Canadian potash marketing agency Canpotex.
January 13, 2012 Keystone, Northern Gateway pipelines raise questions that need answers before approval In hearings that began this week on the proposed Northern Gateway pipeline to carry tar-sands oil from Athabasca to the B.C. coast, we have a rare opportunity to insist on…
January 13, 2012 AuRico Gold Reports Preliminary Fourth Quarter Production Results AuRico Gold Inc. (TSX:AUQ) (NYSE:AUQ), ("AuRico", "AuRico Gold" or "the Company") announces preliminary results for the fourth quarter. During the fourth quarter the Company completed the acquisition of Northgate Minerals…
January 13, 2012 Forget native protests and Keystone delays: oilsands crude will flow south and west anyway Mark Hislop, editor of the Calgary Beacon, poses the question many in the oilsands are asking these days as the future of both the Keystone XL pipeline and the Northern…
January 13, 2012 Gold, iron ore found at Sandawana The Zimbabwe Mining Development Corporation has discovered gold and massive iron ore deposits at its emerald and tantalite Sandawana Mine in Mberengwa District.
January 12, 2012 Uranium North Discovers New High Grade Gold and Silver Zones at Nowyak Uranium North Resource Corp. ("Uranium North" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:UNR) announces that the 2011 exploration program on the Nowyak property in Nunavut has focused the company into a zone…
January 12, 2012 Oilsands Quest to Conduct Solicitation Process Oilsands Quest Inc. (NYSE Amex: BQI) ("Oilsands Quest," "OQI" or "the Company") has requested and obtained approval from the Alberta Court of Queen's Bench (the "Court") to conduct a process…
January 12, 2012 San Gold, Timmins Gold set quarterly production records Two of Canada's smaller gold miners, San Gold of Winnipeg and Timmins Gold of Vancouver, have reached record levels of gold ounces produced during the last quarter of 2011.
Silver price whipsaws again as thin liquidity fuels wild swings Spot silver was up more than 7% to about $76 an ounce by mid-morning in New York on Friday, having earlier tumbled toward $64. February 06, 2026 | 01:23 pm