Despite reporting a 14% increase in silver production and record quarterly gold output, Pan American Silver Corp.'s (TSX:PAA) second-quarter earnings slid 61%, as the miner was hit by a double-digit decline in the precious metal prices.
A new report released by Greenpeace claims that China's insatiable demand for coal could imperil fragile water resources in the country's vast north-western hinterland.
Total US wind power capacity now sits at 50,000 megawatts, enough to power 12 million homes annually and according to energy officials nearly 70% of all of the equipment installed at US wind farms last year came from domestic manufacturers.
Copper prices snapped a four-day losing streak on Tuesday following the release of EU growth data ahead of expectations and strong US retail sales data.