Electric car dreams may be dashed by 2050 on lack of cobalt, lithium supplies

Because harsher than usual Canadian winter forced firm to buy more natural gas, at a much higher cost than expected.

William Gallacher, who founded Athabasca in 2006, is being replaced by Thomas Buchanan.

The one-time investment has the potential to generate $100-150 billion in benefits every year for the next decade.

The miner may lay off 400 workers at its Romanian subsidiary unless prospects for its Rosia Montana gold and silver mine improve.

First ore produced at the massive mine is on its way to Areva’s McClean Lake mill.

While the levels detected are said to be "extremely" low, the finding evidences the radioactive plume of contaminated water heading across the Pacific Ocean after the disaster has already reached North America.

The first-ever, geologically-based global assessment of undiscovered copper resources estimates that 3.5 billion metric tons of copper may exist worldwide.

50 mines are estimated to account for 90% of global rough diamond supply in 2014.

But could change payments technology.