Calgary-based US Oil Sands Inc. targeting first oil from bitumen extraction using bio-solvent in Utah's Uinta basin next year.

New ratings from Goldman Sachs sees strong upside for Vancouver's B2Gold on top of 38% share price gain so far this year.

The new combustible gas detection system for the Wacker Neuson HI 770XHD GD indirect-fired heater continuously samples the air surrounding the heater for the presence of hydrocarbons. If the system detects even trace amounts of hydrocarbons such as methane, the burner is immediately shut down to avoid the possibility of igniting the combustible vapor.

Diamond production went up by 6% in the first quarter of the year.

The UN warns there are 40 indigenous groups are at risk of disappearing in the country.

With little or no cellular coverage in remote regions, mining companies have limited options for tracking and monitoring their fleets of vehicles. Anu Sood, Channel Marketing Manager at SkyWave Mobile Communications, discusses how one mining company adopted satellite messaging terminals to manage their fleets and reduce ore and fuel theft.

Erdene Resource owns the Altan Nar gold-polymetallic project, located in southwest Mongolia, 200 kilometres from the border with China.

The Oakajee port and rail project has the potential to become one of the major suppliers of Australian iron ore to Asia.

Weak commodity prices hurt Teck's three core business units —coal, copper and zinc— but coal was particularly hard hit due to increased supply from Australia, the company said.