December 11, 2011 Copper battery performs better than lithium Stanford University scientists have made high performance batteries using copper, not lithium, that cost less and perform better.
December 11, 2011 It’s a good thing Central Banks can’t print gold The combination of negative real interest rates and loose money supply should provide a potent stimulus to the gold price, says US Global's Frank Holmes
December 11, 2011 Why does the Pembina Institute need foreign money to fight the oil sands? So why are environmental groups here getting British pounds to fund their anti-oil sands campaigns?
December 11, 2011 Gold Fields eyes Mankayan for $70M Gold Fields Ltd., one of the world’s top gold producers, is exploring the possibility of acquiring the Mankayan copper-gold project in Benguet for $70 million. This would expand the South…
December 11, 2011 Gold producers rush to boost dividends Gold miners are rushing to boost their dividends in the hope of wooing investors from gold-linked exchange-traded funds and other vehicles. In the latest move, Iamgold, a mid-sized producer with…
December 11, 2011 Coal outlook dim, indecision makes it dimmer Embroiled in one controversy after another, the Manmohan Singh government’s time and attention have been consumed by efforts to put out the […]
December 11, 2011 Suncor Energy announces withdrawal from Syria CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - Dec. 11, 2011) - Suncor Energy reported today that it has declared force majeure under its contractual obligations and is suspending its operations with the General Petroleum…
December 11, 2011 Energy demand is up 30 percent by 2040 but coal will be a smaller part of the picture Energy demand is predicted to be 30 percent higher by 2040 due to growing population and a rising GDP, but coal use will peak and decline over this same period.
December 11, 2011 Locals lead the way in tin mining AUSTRALIA could be the main source of new tin mine production in the next five years.
December 11, 2011 Harry Winston covets BHP jewels Harry Winston Diamond Corp has “some interest” in purchasing BHP Billiton’s Ekati diamond mine in northern Canada.
BNP backs gold price to hit $6,000 as rally ‘makes sense’ The gold-silver ratio, while still lower than its two-year average in the 80s, has bounced back, said Wilson, BNP’s director of commodities strategy. February 10, 2026 | 03:14 pm