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Gold & Mining

Refined gold bars and granules packed in casesMineral concentrate — crushed, metal-bearing ore ready for processing

Gold and mining cover the search for, extraction, and refining of metals and minerals — from gold and silver to copper and iron. Miners crush ore into concentrate, then refine it into pure metal. Prices move with inflation fears, central-bank buying, and mine supply, making this sector a barometer for the whole resource market.

Petroleum

An oil pumpjack extracting petroleum at sunset

Petroleum is crude oil pumped from underground reservoirs — the raw material behind gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, and countless plastics and chemicals. Pumpjacks like this one draw oil to the surface before it is shipped to refineries. Petroleum prices respond to OPEC decisions, global demand, and geopolitical supply risks.

Oil & Gas

Workers at a colorful oil pumpjack in the field

The oil and gas industry spans exploration, drilling, production, transport, and refining. Natural gas heats homes and generates power, while refined oil products fuel transport and industry. Together they remain the backbone of the global energy system, even as renewables grow.

Forestry & Logging

A logging truck loaded with freshly cut timber on a forest road

Forestry and logging supply the timber behind lumber, paper, and packaging. Crews harvest mature trees, haul logs by truck to mills, and replant for the next rotation. The sector tracks housing construction, lumber prices, and sustainable-forestry regulation.

Gold & Mining

Scandium Canada Discovers New Potential Zone East of The TG Deposit: Over 500 Metres of the Same Rock as the Current Resource

HIGHLIGHTS Six drill holes have confirmed the presence of a new zone of ferrosyenite, the same rock type as the current TG deposit resource (MRE 2025), along a 500-metre portion of a 750-metre-long untested magnetic anomaly to date; These drill holes intersected this ferrosyenite over appreciable…

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Oil & Gas

US Crude Oil Inventories See Massive Drop Off

The American Petroleum Institute (API) estimated that crude oil inventories in the United States fell by a massive 11.12 million barrels in the week ending October 9. In the week prior, US crude oil inventories fell by 2.09 million barrels. Commercial crude oil inventories excluding the SPR have…

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Oil & Gas

Discount on Western Canada Select widens slightly

The discount on Western Canada Select, WCS, crude oil to North American benchmark West Texas Intermediate futures widened slightly on Wednesday. WCS for November delivery in Hardisty, Alberta, settled at $25.55 a barrel below the US benchmark WTI, compared with $25.50 on Tuesday, according to…

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Oil & Gas

Yellowhead Pipeline: Joint Statement

Oct 13, 2026 Premier Danielle Smith and Minister of Energy and Minerals Brian Jean issued the following statement on the groundbreaking of the Yellowhead Pipeline: “Today’s groundbreaking marks an important milestone for the Yellowhead Pipeline and another step toward securing Alberta’s economic…

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Oil & Gas

Trump Announces $80 Billion Taiwan LNG Deal

President Donald Trump has announced a massive new energy agreement with Taiwan, claiming the island will purchase between $70 billion and $80 billion worth of liquefied natural gas from Alaska over the next two decades, as Asian importers scramble to secure supplies beyond the increasingly…

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Oil & Gas

5 Challenges Facing South America’s Copper Boom

Supervisors at BHP’s Escondida, the world’s largest copper mine, said they would strike at 8 a.m. local time Wednesday after government-led mediation failed to produce a contract. The union represents about 1,020 workers at a mine that supplies roughly a quarter of Chile’s copper, and the stoppage…

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Forestry & Logging

R.P. Lumber opens 100th retail location

R.P. Lumber opens 100th retail location October 14, 2026 | 11:05 am CDT googletag.cmd.push(function() { // Start by defining breakpoints for this ad. var mapping = googletag.sizeMapping() .addSize([768, 0], [320, 50]) .addSize([480, 0], [320, 50]) .addSize([1366, 0], [970, 90]) .addSize([992, 0],…

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Gold & Mining

Gold: A Rally To $5400 From Here?

Gold: A Rally To $5400 From Here? Given the potential for a US dollar and interest rate tumble, once this week’s CPI and PPI inflation reports are out of the way, what’s most likely is a surge to $4700, and then to $5400. Stewart Thomson Wed, 10/14/2026 - 09:10

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Gold & Mining

Silver North Intersects 4.41 metres of 1,669 g/t Silver, 0.34 g/t Gold, 3.33% Lead and 2.00% Zinc in Step Out Drilling at the Haldane Silver Property, Yukon

Silver North Intersects 4.41 metres of 1,669 g/t Silver, 0.34 g/t Gold, 3.33% Lead and 2.00% Zinc in Step Out Drilling at the Haldane Silver Property, Yukon Individual samples within interval returned 4,910 g/t silver over 0.30 m (TW) and 6,610 g/t silver over 0.41 m (TW). Silver North R… Wed,…

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Gold & Mining

Metals: Still Sideways to Lower Action

Metals: Still Sideways to Lower Action Ira Epstein covers the current state of the metals market, highlighting gold's stability around the $4,200 mark and silver's struggle to maintain levels above $60. Ira Epstein Wed, 10/14/2026 - 07:20

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