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ThinkstockOn a day when exuberance — either rational or irrational, who knows? — is ruling equity prices, rare earths miner…
ThinkstockNow that the United States has dodged the fiscal cliff, investors are expecting at least a boomlet in manufacturing and…
thinkstockCanada’s potash marketing and trading company, Canpotex Ltd., said today that it has signed an agreement with a subsidiary of…
ThinkstockLow prices for natural gas have led to lower demand for coal as a fuel for electricity generation and to…
ThinkstockFearful of the consequences of milk prices rising to $8 a gallon, U.S. House and Senate conferees have agreed to…
ThinkstockTwo days ago, a mining company named Southridge Enterprises Inc. (SRGE) issued a press release announcing a joint venture with…
ThinkstockCanadian mining firm Teck Resources Ltd. (NYSE: TCK) announced this morning that the company expects fourth quarter coal shipments to…
ThinkstockGold futures closed below $1,650 an ounce on the Comex last night, sharply lower than the $1,700 or so the…
ThinkstockThe world’s largest steelmaker, ArcelorMittal (NYSE: MT), said this morning that it would take a noncash $4.3 billion impairment charge…
Thinkstock2012 has been a mixed year for the base metals. 24/7 Wall St. is looking into 2013 to see what…
ThinkstockDillon Gage Metals is calling for higher gold prices in 2013. Not just a little higher, but $2,000 per ounce.…
ThinkstockAnother earnings warning is out this morning, this time from one of the largest U.S. steel makers. Nucor Corp. (NYSE:…
ThinkstockBy 2017, coal consumption will nearly equal consumption of oil as the leading source of the world’s energy. The International…
ThinkstockIt is almost impossible to consider that troubles of such a magnitude could turn around in an instant, but that…
ThinkstockWith about an hour and half to go before the markets close today, coals stocks are getting a boost from…
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