Vancouver Sun

The gold in mining: Canada's B.C. sector thriving, thanks in large part to China

Posted on May 11, 2012

The head office is just one among 800-odd mining companies clustered in downtown Vancouver. But even in a group so large it serves as the backbone of the city’s business district — and the world’s centre of mining expertise — Teck Resources stands out.

BC mining industry the epicentre of investment

Posted on May 10, 2012

These are the good old days for the British Columbia mineral exploration sector.

Alberta suing oilsands companies, claims Syncrude Royalty Project owes it $100 million

Posted on May 4, 2012

The Alberta government is suing a handful of oilsands companies for $100 million for allegedly failing to pay the province its share of revenues from the Syncrude Royalty Project.

Teck files environmental assessment for Chilean project

Posted on April 28, 2012

Teck Resources' epic $5.6 billion Quebrada Blanca copper-molybdenum mine expansion has taken another step ahead.

Feds pressured by coal industry to weaken regulations, records reveal

Posted on April 22, 2012

OTTAWA – Environment Canada weakened a draft version of regulations to crack down on pollution from coal-fired power plants following pressure from the industry, newly-released federal records have revealed.

Anglo dulls prospects as it doubles down on diamonds

Posted on March 14, 2012

Anglo American Plc’s $5.1 US billion plan to almost double its diamond business and platinum mines that are missing targets risk killing its allure as a takeover candidate for a merged Glencore International Plc-Xstrata Plc.

Electro-Motive lockout draws thousands of protesters

Posted on January 21, 2012

Thousands of protesters gathered at a London park Saturday in a massive show of support for more than 400 locked-out workers of Electro-Motive Canada .

U.S. House set to kill Keystone-linked bill

Posted on December 19, 2011

Grande Cache Coal executives charged with insider trading

Posted on December 9, 2011

Alberta regulators have accused five top executives of Grande Cache Coal Corp. (GCE-T9.75-0.13-1.32%) of illegal insider trading, alleging they sold securities in 2008 before the company disclosed bad news about its sales.

China's thirst for coal strips lush Australian farmland bare

Posted on November 7, 2011

The Vancouver Sun reports the Liverpool Plains were long considered off-limits to mining, their rich black soils ranking among Australia's best farming land. Until China came to town.