February 4, 2016 Centerra can go ahead with new gold mine in Mongolia After a five-year delay, the country’s parliament has finally approved Centerra’s plans to mine the Gatsuurt gold deposit.
February 4, 2016 Suncor cuts spending by 10% after posting $2bn loss on writedowns The Canadian oil giant lowered capital spending plan to between $6bn and $6.5bn from a November estimate of $6.7bn to $7.3bn.
February 3, 2016 PDAC recommends measures to support Canadian mineral exploration in pre-budget submission The Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada is asking the government to increase the Mineral Exploration Tax Credit (METC) to 30% for a period of three years.
February 3, 2016 Chile’s court confirms 2nd highest fine in history for Caserones mine The copper mine, property of Japan's top smelter JX Nippon Mining & Metals, will have to pay $10.8 million for breaching environmental rules.
February 3, 2016 TransCanada Energy East pipeline project to create 120 jobs in Quebec The firm has signed a deal with a power equipment manufacturer that will create up to 120 jobs in Quebec.
February 2, 2016 Dominion Diamond can go ahead with Ekati mine expansion — watchdog The board's recommendation still needs to be approved by Canada’s Northwest Territories authorities.
February 2, 2016 Canadian prospectors holding on to long-term resources demand forecast However, they acknowledge that there are no signposts yet in the market that suggest mineral prices will rebound soon.
February 2, 2016 Oil price crash: markets slump as Opec resists Russian calls for emergency meeting Moscow's foreign minister says Russia is ready to talk as country's oil production reaches post-Cold War high.
February 1, 2016 Canada’s Royal Nickel turns producer with two acquisitions Picks up private Australian nickel and gold mine and stake in Manitoba copper mine from VMS Ventures.
February 1, 2016 Nautilus takes delivery of Seafloor Production Tools Nautilus Minerals Inc. announces that the Solwara 1 Joint Venture (comprising Nautilus 85% and Eda Kopa (Solwara) Limited 15%) has taken delivery of the three Seafloor Production Tools (“SPTs”) from…
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
