December 21, 2016 These were the top Canadian mining topics of 2016 Commodity price recovery; King Coal on the way out; mining tech on the way in — among the most covered issues this year.
December 20, 2016 Newly found ‘ghost octopods’ at risk from deep-sea mining This as the creature lays its eggs on the dead stalks of sponges, attached to rocky crusts, which are rich in metals like manganese.
December 20, 2016 Kinder Morgan expected to spend up to $300M on Trans Mountain expansion That is how much the company will have to spend just getting the expansion project shovel-ready, according to Conference Board of Canada estimates.
December 20, 2016 Miners trapped at Canada’s Allan potash mine rescued and safe The 114 miners who were trapped underground following a fire are now home and operations will resume today.
December 19, 2016 Vancouver junior mining pump-and-dump scheme exposed Volkmar Guido Hable, ex Samaranta Mining CEO, will be hauled before a BC Securities Commission panel later this month.
December 19, 2016 Canadian Wealth Minerals to acquire Chile’s Laguna Verde lithium project The project, known as Laguna Verde, is located in the country’s north, known for its vast salt flats under which experts say there is enough of the commodity to supply…
December 16, 2016 Failing to find a buyer, De Beers will flood Snap Lake Mine Work on flooding the tunnels of the shuttered diamond mine will start in early January and is expected to take between six and eight weeks.
December 16, 2016 Montana rejects Tintina’s mine permit application again The department’s most recent deficiency letter includes numerous comments, largely related to parts of the application that were missing or incomplete.
December 16, 2016 Centerra Gold’s presence in Turkey Centerra Gold, a Toronto-based Canadian company, appears in the news regarding its troubles in Kyrgyzstan and its operations at the Kumtor gold mine.
December 16, 2016 Eldorado CEO Paul Wright retires, Goldcorp’s George Burns takes over Wright, who joined Eldorado in 1996 and has held several management positions prior to becoming its president and CEO in 1999, will be the company's new chairman.
Copper price racks up longest rally since 2017 with bulls at the helm Futures have rallied by more than 40% this year, setting up the biggest annual advance since 2009. December 30, 2025 | 09:12 am
