January 2, 2012 Commodities: Gold to rule the roost in 2012 Gold was the winner in the global market of widely traded commodities this year and is likely to be stronger than other commodities in 2012.
January 1, 2012 Molycorp CEO Doubles Down On Shares Even As The Market Doubts Increase On August 15th, Mark Smith, the president and CEO of rare earth producer Molycorp (MCP), made one of the strangest insider purchases I have ever observed. Just two months earlier…
January 1, 2012 Oil sands development pollutes water, wastes gas virtually no regulatory oversight for projects of this type. Their government is using taxpayer money to promote the oil sands industry around the world. Oil sands mining uses twice the…
January 1, 2012 Mosaic stock dips on lower production outlook Shares of Mosaic Co. (MOS-N50.430.150.30%) dipped Thursday in the first trading since the U.S. fertilizer company with big operations and profile in Saskatchewan cut its production outlook for phosphate over…
January 1, 2012 African Metals says startup of processing plant in DRC delays by weather, unrest The assembly of an African Metals Corp. (TSXV:AFR) processing plant at its Luisha South copper-cobalt project in Congo is now expected to be completed in January following delays caused by…
January 1, 2012 Prophecy Coal Obtains Credit Facilities Totaling $7 Million To Advance Chandgana Project Prophecy Coal Corp. ("Prophecy" or the "Company") (TSX:PCY)(OTCQX:PRPCF)(FRANKFURT:1P2) is pleased to announce that it has executed a term sheet for a secured debt facility of up to $5 million (the…
January 1, 2012 Rio Tinto Alcan adjusts production at its Alma smelter after initiating lockout Rio Tinto Alcan will begin an orderly shutdown of approximately one-third of its production at its 438,000 tonne Alma smelter in Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec after initiating a lockout at the facility…
January 1, 2012 Gold coins to be issued by North Korea North Korea said Saturday it will issue gold and silver coins to mark the 20th anniversary of late leader Kim Jong-il’s ascension to the supreme commander of the communist nation’s…
January 1, 2012 21 US coal miners killed on the job in 2011 The death toll from U.S. coal mine accidents fell to 21 during the past year, the second lowest annual count since the federal government began keeping records more than a…
January 1, 2012 Iron ore and copper are looking solid in what may be a good year for commodities This year is shaping up well for commodities that dictate the share prices of the nation's miners, as unsustainably low steel production in China and a dearth of new copper…
Critical Metals expects to close Greenland supply deals in Q1 2026, CEO says The company has already pre-sold 75% of planned output, split between the US and Europe. December 31, 2025 | 12:08 pm
