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Agrium braces for earnings at low end of guidance range

The result won't surprise many considering potash prices plummeted over the past year.

Ana Komnenic | January 21, 2014 | 10:06 pm

Resource rich countries make up over 50% of the “extreme risk” jurisdictions to invest

Study also says that Myanmar is the country where the business environment improved the most last year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 8, 2014 | 9:30 am

How contrarians play bear markets in resources: Rick Rule

Your willingness to buy a stock should not be diminished by the fact that it has fallen in price. In everyday purchases, we want to buy things that are selling at discounts. In investing, people tend to prefer stocks when they are expensive and hate them when they are cheap.

Sprott Group | January 8, 2014 | 8:07 am

The end of a bad year for potash producers; a sprinkle of hope in the new year

'2013 is likely to go down as one of the worst years in the history of the fertilizer industry,' the Motley Fool recently wrote.

Ana Komnenic | January 7, 2014 | 8:54 am

Dr Doom lifts mining gloom

Predictions of a hard landing in China will not pan out and global emerging market growth will accelerate in 2014 lifting demand for metals and minerals.

Frik Els | January 3, 2014 | 11:28 pm

‘Midas touch’ bacteria, gold roller coaster and risky countries among top stories of 2013

While 2013 will go down as the one when gold stop glittering and miners were forced to tighten their belts, our readers favoured a wide range of stories.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 31, 2013 | 1:24 pm

Canada’s Sherritt sells coal business for almost $1bn

The two separate buyers are US-based Westmoreland Coal and a group led by Altius Minerals.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 24, 2013 | 4:09 pm

Survey: 72% of miners see the global economy improving

Confidence levels in the sector have improved dramatically over the last 12 months, reaching a two-year high.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 18, 2013 | 6:41 pm

Rio Tinto says Chinese now make ‘much higher quality’ mining equipment

The CEO of world number two miner Rio Tinto said the quality of Chinese mining equipment is catching up and in some instances surpassing that of the major US manufacturers.

Frik Els | December 16, 2013 | 8:13 pm

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