Fresh off a bounce in the polls, Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton is promising to revitalize Pennsylvania communities hurt by a downturn in the coal and steel industries.

When Ian Ball, CEO of Abitibi Royalties, (TSXV:RZZ) is asked why he decided to get into the royalty business rather than taking the more traditional route of building a prospect into a mine, he likes to reference Usain Bolt.

North American stock markets continued to climb on Friday, while the dollar ascended a four-month high, causing downward pressure on precious and base metals prices.

The NDP government in Alberta has appointed a well-known climate change activist and anti-oil sands campaigner to co-chair an advisory board on climate change.

Samsung Electronics (KRX:005930) is looking to take the plunge into electric vehicle (EV) technology with a sizable investment into BYD Co., (HKG:1211) the world's largest electric car manufacturer.

The U.S. Geological Survey is using a familiar exploration technology to search for copper deposits in remote locations of Alaska.

India's status as a major coal importer is starting to wane, and that is having a negative effect on a major supplier: Indonesia.

The Unites States is seeking the support of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in pressuring China to remove export duties on certain minerals that give it an unfair trade advantage.

In Idaho, a classic confrontation between a mining company and environmentalists is shaping up at the CuMo project located in Boise National Forest.

The road to a coal-less future was strewn with two more casualties Tuesday, after a large Montana coal plant agreed to shut down two of its units.

Roaring global stock markets on Tuesday elbowed gold aside as the investment de jour.

A crackdown by the Chinese government on surplus thermal coal has had a knock-on effect on the price.