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By: Roger Conrad, Investing Daily North American natural gas currently sells for half its five-year average price on the near-term New York Mercantile Exchange futures contract. And that’s after a rally the past two weeks from a low point of just USD1.90 per million British thermal units...

By: Roger Conrad, Investing Daily In the fourth quarter, Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold (NYSE: FCX) spent $1.57 to produce each pound of copper. That was nearly triple its costs from the year-ago period, and more than 50 percent above the average for the year. Management also...

When you're being stupid, there is only more and less stupid -- that is, it's a matter of degree. AKRON, Ohio - FirstEnergy will close six older coal-fired power plants in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland by September 1 due to environmental regulations. Bay Shore Plant, Units 2-4, in Oregon, Ohio...

The Dow Jones Industrial Average experienced its worst quarter since the beginning of 2009. The S&P 500 Index fell 14 percent during the third quarter, with the materials sector as the worst performer, falling 25 percent. Many base metal commodities saw double digit declines, but not...

Coal names will no doubt attract more investors as the dollar weakens and the price of oil surges. Below are the three best value coal plays by earnings. Walter Energy - Walter Energy (NYSE: WLT) is by far the best value play in coal, with an EPS of $8 per share. Walter moved up in lock step with...

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - May 9, 2011 (Investorideas.com Newswire) - Lucky Strike Resources Ltd. (TSX-V:LKY) (the "Company" or "Lucky Strike"), advises that it has terminated the Letter of Intent to acquire an interest in the Changyun project as a result of the Company's inability to...

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - February 1, 2011 (Investorideas.com Newswire)- Lucky Strike Resources Ltd. (TSX.V: LKY), (the "Company") wishes to provide an update on its private placement announced on December 7, 2010 and on its proposed acquisition of the Changyun Coal mine as announced on...

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - January 20, 2011 (InvestorIdeas.com Newswire) - Lucky Strike Resources Ltd. (TSX.V-LKY), is pleased to announce that Mr. Kevin Ernst has joined its Board of Directors. Mr. Ernst is the former Managing Director of Global Sale for the American Stock Exchange. He...

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - January 13, 2011 (InvestorIdeas.com Newswire) - Lucky Strike Resources Ltd. (TSX.V-LKY), is pleased to announce the appointment of Xin Ping Qin as the Vice President of Project Development of the Company. Mr. Qin with more than 20 years of underground coal...

Vancouver, BC - January 5, 2011 (www.Investorideas.com Newswire) - Lucky Strike Resources Ltd. (TSX.V-LKY) (the Company) is pleased to announce, subject to regulatory approval, the award of 1,395,000 incentive stock options to directors, officers and consultants of the Company. The stock options...