July 5, 2016

Barrick appoints Daniel Oh as senior vice president, investor engagement and governance

Reporting to Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Catherine Raw, Mr. Oh will lead Barrick's Investor Relations team, and will serve as a central point of contact for investor…

July 5, 2016

Tahoe expands presence in Canada, to acquire Whitney JV from Goldcorp

As part of the miner's strategy to grow gold production in Timmins, Northern Ontario, to over 250,000 ounces per year by 2020.

July 3, 2016

Long term outlook for Canadian oil sands looks bright

In mid-June CAPP released its annual Crude Oil Forecast, Markets and Transportation study. It is actually pretty good news considering the current state of the industry because it shows continued…

July 1, 2016

BHP said to be after Potash Corp again

BHP has been developing its own Canadian potash mine — the Jansen project — in Potash Corp's backyard, and has already invested about $3.8 billion on it.

July 1, 2016

Botswana’s economy needs more than diamonds to shine

The history of the diamond industry in Africa has been fraught with worker exploitation, environmental destruction, government corruption and squandering of revenues.

June 29, 2016

Despite the hype world’s second-largest diamond ever found fails to sell

Canada's Lucara Diamond, the company that found the massive gem, said it will keep it as bids fell short of the minimum reserve price.

June 29, 2016

Kinross eyes expansions at its new gold mines in Nevada

Kinross, which operates two mines in Russia and also owns the problem-plagued Tasiast operation in Mauritania, seeks to strengthen its portfolio in North America.

June 28, 2016

Mining veteran takes helm for Tintina’s home stretch

He’s only been on the job as Tintina Resources CEO for two weeks, but John Shanahan brings a wealth of experience in Montana mining that spans operations and development.

June 28, 2016

BC gold miners reap Brexit rewards

A gold bull market would be good for the badly battered TSX Venture exchange, which is heavily weighted with junior miners with gold projects.

June 28, 2016

Kitchen-table deal launched Nevada gold royalty play

Mining royalties can be a fabulous business model, as demonstrated by royalty and streaming giant Franco-Nevada. The company has become a $15-billion powerhouse with claims on assets ranging from gold…