Canada’s Fortune Minerals scales back mine on weak cobalt

Bitumen derived oil hit by double whammy as discount widens to $37 a barrel and US crude plunges on inventory build-up.

Gold price slides again, the bloodletting among gold stocks intensify and ETF liquidations pick up speed.

World's No.1 potash producer expects global demand to reach between 58 and 60 million tons next year.

Sentiment in the gold mining sector was so negative on Friday that Halifax-based miner's 18.09 g/t gold over 37.8m, including 39.45 g/t over 10.35m, failed to excite punters.

Seven-year effort.

The world's number one gold miner led a sell-off on Thursday after announcing a stock sale to pay down debt at a deep discount.

Vice-President John Gorman sipped on fracking fluid this week, and he's not the only one.

In after hours trading, Barrick is down 5.42% to $18.32 per share as of 5 p.m. ET

Funds will be used to strengthen its balance sheet and improve the long-term liquidity position of the company.