October 18, 2017

Canadian Mining Hall of Fame welcomes four new inductees for 2018

Bob Gannicott, Ross Beaty, Terry MacGibbon and Ed Thompson to be honoured at 2018 CMHF annual dinner and induction ceremony.

October 18, 2017

Trio of firm’s mines log strong performance in Q3/17

Hecla Mining Co.'s Q3 production of silver, lead and zinc exceeded BMO's expectations, whereas that of gold reached the anticipated level.

October 18, 2017

Scotiabank to offload gold trading unit

Chinese buyers are rumoured to be the key targets of the sale.

October 18, 2017

Canada’s oil sands survive, but can’t thrive in a $50 oil world

Canada’s oil sands producers are stuck in a rut.

October 18, 2017

First Majestic Silver output climbs

The Mexico-focused miner produced 4 million ounces of silver in the third quarter of 2017 from its six operating silver mines.

October 18, 2017

Environmental group’s office raided to collect for Enbridge

After sending court bailiffs to seize property from Stand.earth, Enbridge backed off, saying it will not seize property after all.

October 18, 2017

MGX Minerals nears completion of first commercial rapid lithium extraction system

MGX and its technology partner, PurLucid, made ground-breaking progress in treating complex brines with high magnesium content.

October 17, 2017

Gold price bull Marc Faber booted from boards for racist remarks

But ex-Sprott, Ivanhoe, Novagold board member stands by comments: “If stating some historical facts makes me a racist, then I suppose that I am a racist.”

October 17, 2017

Proceeds from massive diamond found by pastor to go to Sierra Leone’s poorest

Over 50% of the proceeds will be used to fund clean water, electricity, school, medical facilities, bridges and roads, none of which are currently available in the village of Koryardu,…

October 17, 2017

Nexans to power the world’s largest potash mine

French firm has secured an eight-year contract to provide power cable and support services for the Mosaic K3 potash mine in Canada.