AMEX hits high grades at Perron

In 2010, rare earth and specialty metals market froth had speculators throwing money at a sector they didn't understand, and opportunistic resource company managers stepped up to take their money.

Erdene Resource owns the Altan Nar gold-polymetallic project, located in southwest Mongolia, 200 kilometres from the border with China.

Weak commodity prices hurt Teck's three core business units —coal, copper and zinc— but coal was particularly hard hit due to increased supply from Australia, the company said.

Value stocks rarely outpace the market as much as growth stocks do.

Suncor said it is working with the RCMP and Alberta Occupational Health and Safety to complete a full investigation into the incident.

Despite billions spent on exploration, only around 30 significant diamond mines are currently in production.

Over the past year, Caterpillar has closed or announced plans to shutter several plants in the US, Canada and Europe.

While Walter Energy shuts down two coal mines, leaving hundreds unemployed, HD Mining International plans to bring up to 480 Chinese workers to British Columbia.

The Canadian province has experienced three relatively short-lived gold rushes over the past 150 years, but the persistent issue has been profitably. Now, the problem seems finally resolved.