April 21, 2014 Poor Americans pick gold over stocks as the best investment A Gallup survey shows Americans picked real estate as the cream of the the long-term investment crop. Their other choices were gold, stock and mutual funds, savings accounts and CDs,…
April 21, 2014 China opens Beijing to direct gold imports The move is considered by many a threath to Hong Kong’s transit role.
April 21, 2014 Suncor Energy employee dies from severe injuries in oil sands Suncor said it is working with the RCMP and Alberta Occupational Health and Safety to complete a full investigation into the incident.
April 21, 2014 Leica Geosystems to Demo Easy BIM As-Builting Solutions at Boston BIMForum Facility managers, contractors, architects and other building information modeling (BIM) professionals looking for an easy way to capture interior as-built information will want to make sure to check out the…
April 21, 2014 Diamonds may be forever, but current prices are not— experts Despite billions spent on exploration, only around 30 significant diamond mines are currently in production.
April 21, 2014 Largest coal mines still in Wyoming, but US is diversifying The Powder River Basin was the home of the top nine producing mines in the U.S. during 2013, but the number of PRB mines in the top 25 declined compared…
April 21, 2014 Caterpillar to sell its Rantigny plant in France Over the past year, Caterpillar has closed or announced plans to shutter several plants in the US, Canada and Europe.
April 21, 2014 Canada to lose 695 coal mining jobs in same province bringing Chinese workers While Walter Energy shuts down two coal mines, leaving hundreds unemployed, HD Mining International plans to bring up to 480 Chinese workers to British Columbia.
April 20, 2014 Barclays is the next big bank pulling out of commodities: report The English bank is planning to sell large parts of its metals, agricultural and energy business.
April 20, 2014 US first rare earth mine in decades may be in Wyoming At the moment about 90% of the world’s rare earths —used in a variety of industries including green technology, defence systems and consumer electronics— come from China.
Iamgold’s Lemelin thanks mentor for Africa option Bruno Lemelin recalls his first Iamgold boss urging him to join Essakane in Burkina Faso as regional politics began to unravel. December 26, 2025 | 05:00 am
