The Value of Responsible Mining Practices
Responsible mining practices have made large strides to minimize environmental and health and safety risks, due in part to the growth of technological change and evolving management practice.
Articles Tagged "sustainability"
Introduction to Socially Responsible Investing
Tantalum – Socially Responsible Investing (SRI), or ethical investing, is becoming much more popular as investors look for ways to make a difference while also making a profit.
For Potash, India goes Bargain Hunting
Canpotex, the marketing conglomerate for North American Potash Producers signed a deal earlier this month to sell 600,000 tonnes of potash to India for $370 per tonne. That potash will last roughly through June, and for future contracts India will seek to lower prices due to a growing national deficit. That potash will last [...]
Big Time Rebound Set For Moly
There is a `little storm brewing’ in moly. In the third week of January, traders came in and bought up a lot of material, which caused some supply tightness. Now traders are in a position to push prices higher, state analysts. At the end of October 2009, moly oxide was trading just around [...]
Gold Price Toes The Currency Line
Gold Investing News reports gold price and currency market seem to go hand in hand. Spot gold was steady at $925.90 per ounce in early afternoon, compared with New York’s notional close of $925.35, and was poised for a 1 per cent rise on the week. U.S. gold futures for June delivery fell $1.8 or [...]
Coal Sees Glimmer Of Light
Coal Investing News reports coal sees a brighter light with spring contract supply negotiations. While the result is less than half of fiscal 2008’s record price of $300 a tonne, it still points to one of the best years ever for coking coal prices and implies that Canadian coking coal producers could enjoy a better [...]
First Majestic Silver Corp: Trusted to Deliver, Committed to Growth
Overview First Majestic Silver Corp. is committed to building a senior Silver producing mining company based on an aggressive development and acquisition plan with a focus on Mexico. The Company presently owns or operates three silver mines in Mexico; the La Parrilla Silver Mine, the San Martin Silver Mine and the La Encantada Silver Mine. [...]
Increase Risk Appetite For Gold
Gold Investing News reports gold prices took a slight dip and partly due to US budget. Feeling risky? Buy gold. It’s all about the risk factor these days, as investors square their positions following a massive rally on the stock market. For complete story, click this link. Follow developments in resource mining and exploration for [...]
Output cuts and layoffs hit zinc and lead miners
Zinc Investing News reports zinc prices have had big hits with layoffs and output cuts. Acadian Mining Corp. of Halifax reported a net loss of $158,729 on revenues of $8.6 million for its third quarter. The Company said that its third-quarter performance was an improvement over the second quarter, when it lost $5.7 million on [...]
Does Obama want to bankrupt the coal industry?
Coal Investing News reports the American elections and the future of the coal industry. The story: In a “secret” interview, the Senator admitted to the San Francisco Chronicle that he would purposefully bankrupt the coal industry. So, what was said in this so-called “secret” interview that had Sarah Palin, Fox News, and the coal industry [...]
