China's push to diversify its supplies away from the big three iron ore miners is propelling development that will transform Canada's Nunavut/Labrador Trough into a world-class iron ore region.

Clive Palmer, who made his fortune through securing access to 160 billion tonnes of iron ore reserves in the Pilbara Ranges, plans to rebuild the Titanic and contest the seat held by Wayne Swan, the Deputy Prime Minister of Australia.

There has been a significant paradigm shift in public activism in Canada and a growing hostility toward mining and dogmatic opposition by environmentalists and social action groups toward virtually all mining and energy projects.

Last year, Africa was the region that witnessed the strongest growth in gold-mining operations. In an exclusive interview with The Gold Report, Nana Sangmuah, managing director of research with Toronto-based Clarus Securities, expects that trend to continue and suggests some immediate smart investments in Ghana, Mali, Liberia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

The Opposition New Democratic Party is alleging the Liberal government of BC overpaid Boss Energy to abandon plans for a uranium mine near the Interior city of Kelowna.

Business Insider's Robert Johnson took some photos of the mountains of sulphur piling up in northern Alberta- part of the website's series on the Alberta oilsands.

Fourteen months after being halted by the South African departments of water and environment, Coal of Africa's Vele mine has begun shipping its first coal.

NRI business tycoon Lakshmi N Mittal on Sunday said India's economy will continue to grow despite politics over policy paralysis.

‘When gold fundamentals no longer apply, review the fundamentals'. The physical gold market is seeing enormous changes and this will have to feed through in terms of hugely rising prices.