May 3, 2017

2017 global natural diamond production forecasted at 142M carats worth $15.6B

The top 10 largest mines in the world by value produced are estimated to represent 58% of global production.

May 2, 2017

Greenhills is safest coal mine in Canada for fourth year

Sparwood, B.C. – Teck’s Greenhills Operations in the Elk Valley of B.C. has been awarded the John T. Ryan National Safety Trophy […]

May 2, 2017

Agnico Eagle fined $50K for spill at Meadowbank mine

Agnico Eagle Mines Limited has been fined $50,000 under the federal Fisheries Act for failing to report a spill at its Meadowbank site near Baker Lake, Nunavut.

May 2, 2017

New method for cleaning coal could help determine economic viability of coal projects

A new method for cleaning metallurgical coal to verify coal quality for coke making could replace a widely-used chemical-based process leading to a more accurate assessment of the economic viability…

May 2, 2017

Washington takes note of BC premier’s targeting US coal exports

American coal expert says Christy Clark's posturing on thermal coal exports having intended effect

May 2, 2017

North Arrow announces non-brokered C$5 million private placement financing

The net proceeds of the private placement will be used for general working capital and to fund the continued evaluation of North Arrow’s Canadian diamond exploration properties.

May 2, 2017

Gwen Preston on Darnley Bay’s Pine Point project

Darnley Bay has only owned the Pine Point project for four months. In that time they have already shown that a new mine on this historic zinc asset makes a…

May 2, 2017

K+S Potash cuts the ribbon at its Canada’s Legacy mine, now ‘Bethune’

It's the first potash mine built in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan in more than 40 years.

May 1, 2017

US DoE delivers big boost to uranium price

US Dept of Energy makes huge cuts to allowable transfers of uranium this year and in 2018.

May 1, 2017

Timeline: The adventures of Robert Friedland

Entrepreneur, financier and company-maker.