October 21, 2013

Despite Fukushima, global nuclear power on the rise

One outgrowth of the U.S. super-secret WW2 Manhattan Project, which produced the nuclear bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, six years later, in 1951, a small experimental reactor in the…

October 21, 2013

Coal’s dirty little takeover secret

Much to the dismay of the environment and despite global renewable energy efforts, coal is set to overtake oil as the world's main source of energy by 2020, according to…

October 21, 2013

Three essentials to look for in Junior Mining equities: Derek Macpherson

Underappreciated companies and companies with management teams that have disappointed in the past can be opportunities to buy, not sell, says Derek Macpherson of M Partners.

October 21, 2013

More good news for Barrick Gold shareholders

World's number one producer is upgraded for "reasonably strong" operating results despite falling gold price.

October 21, 2013

About 50% of B.C. junior miners won’t be around by 2015—report

The 15 mining executives interviewed said this is "healthy" and part of the industry’s "natural cycle."

October 21, 2013

BHP adds $10m to Australian indigenous scholarship program

“Over the past five financial years, we have committed more than A$55 million in education initiatives through the BHP Billiton Community Development Program.”

October 20, 2013

US Steel taking $1.8 billion writedown

Write-down will not affect the company's liquidity or compliance with debt covenants, US Steel says.

October 20, 2013

Mozambique opens game park to counter coal mines

Where 60% of land has been allocated to coal mining, Mozambique embarks on 350,000-hectare conservation effort.

October 20, 2013

Exclusive interview with Ron Paul: Gold, dollar, debt ceiling and the Fed

The longer QE lasts, the worse the correction will be when eventually people give up on our dollar and give up on our debt.

October 20, 2013

North Dakota in spotlight after oil spill

Scrutiny over crude oil deliveries by rail and the first major pipeline spill in the state may dampen some of the state's optimism.