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Iron ore price crashes through $90

Iron ore and steel prices are approaching levels last seen during the height of the financial crisis.

Frik Els | June 16, 2014 | 7:56 pm

Iraq: Why it’s worse than you think

The Sad Truth is that one has to wonder if Iraq isn’t in worse shape than it has ever been. And that isn’t good considering what the IEA says its importance to global energy security.

Keith Schaefer - Oil and Gas Investments Bulletin | June 16, 2014 | 7:12 pm

New Zealand may approve underwater mine this week

Trans Tasman Resource project will vacuum iron-rich seafloor sands, to later extract the desired titano-magnetite for export to Asian steel mills.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 16, 2014 | 11:35 am

US Midwest poised for a copper and iron ore mining rebirth

There are at least six mines proposed or already started in the area comprised by Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 15, 2014 | 2:39 pm

Oil sands juniors hit hardest by Canada’s barriers to foreign investors

Foreign takeover rules imposed in 2012 have hurt oil sands companies, shows a new study by the University of Calgary’s School of Public Policy.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 13, 2014 | 5:37 pm

Pilot Gold to acquire Cadillac Mining

Pillot Gold is snapping up junior Cadillac Mining, which owns the early stage Goldstrike project in Western Utah, in an all-share deal valued at nearly 20 cents per share.

PR Newswire | June 13, 2014 | 5:09 pm

Centerra Gold won’t shut down Kumtor mine, plan approved

The government of Kyrgyzstan has approved Centerra's mine plan for 2014, after the company threatened to shut operations at the country's largest gold deposit.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 13, 2014 | 2:05 pm