June 8, 2016 Gold firms gear up for growth as cost of mining the metal falls Early signs of activity include Kinross Gold's March decision to expand its Mauritanian gold mine and Goldcorp acquisition of junior Kaminak for $520 million in May.
June 7, 2016 Chinese mining companies feel misled by Canada, report says An internal report by Ottawa's ambassador to Beijing details a raft of complaints from the China Mining Council about the unwanted surprises some mining companies encountered in Canada.
June 7, 2016 Canadian mining giant dries up water resources in Mexico Goldcorp, through its local subsidiary Peñasquito, is being singled out as the biggest water offender in the north-central Mexican state of Zacatecas.
June 6, 2016 Goldcorp and Teck plow ahead with new $3.5bn mine in Chile The project, renamed NuevaUnion, would be one of the largest copper-gold-molybdenum mines ever-developed in Latin America.
June 6, 2016 Commodities storming back into bull market Most analysts believe the commodities market has turned a corner and that prices are unlikely to return to lows seen in the past year.
June 3, 2016 Key expansions at iconic Canadian diamond mines hit by setbacks While Dominion Diamond has pushed construction of Ekati’s new Jay pipe to 2018, Rio has said that a denial of a request to change its water licence could have an…
June 2, 2016 Kincora announces $4 million private placement and debt conversion The raising is being supported by key insiders and will result in a restructured and recapitalized Kincora
June 2, 2016 Chasing big copper in Canada’s north These are early days at Storm. But if Aston Bay can prove up a high-grade copper deposit there, the impact on Nunavut’s economy could be considerable.
June 2, 2016 Sirius Minerals lines up contractors for huge potash mine, may lower cost estimates Sirius' mine, located beneath a U.K. national park, is set to generate an initial 10 million tonnes per year of polyhalite – a form of potash.
June 1, 2016 Someone stole this $5 million diamond-encrusted gold eagle statue The golden statue was supposed to be the centrepiece of a campaign launched in conjunction with a series of books and events to raise money for cancer research.
Iamgold’s Lemelin thanks mentor for Africa option Bruno Lemelin recalls his first Iamgold boss urging him to join Essakane in Burkina Faso as regional politics began to unravel. December 26, 2025 | 05:00 am
