February 9, 2016

Imperial Metals to shut its Huckleberry copper mine in BC

Company has already told employees that the mine will shut down in August.

February 9, 2016

Canadian companies sell “jewels” to keep oil sands afloat

Faced with record low prices for heavy crude, Canadian energy companies are sacrificing other parts of their business to keep higher-cost oil sands production going.

February 8, 2016

Canadian Oil Sands overhauls leadership and board ahead of Suncor takeover

The company has named Sandy Martin as its new chief executive officer.

February 8, 2016

‘Zombie’ stocks haunt Canada’s oil patch, but buyers not interested

Buyers are not biting in worst market in generation.

February 8, 2016

Bankrupt Alpha Natural Resources lays off over 230 coal miners

This is the third time in a month the U.S. coal miner downsizes its workforce.

February 8, 2016

Tahoe Resources adds Canadian gold mines to portfolio by buying Lake Shore

Tahoe Resources has agreed to buy Canadian precious-metals miner Lake Shore Gold in an all-stock deal valued at Cdn$945 million ($678 million).

February 8, 2016

Mongolia’s Gatsuurt project faces uncertainty

The nation has struggled to manage its resources leading to disagreements and protests of mining operations.

February 5, 2016

European consortium launches Blue Nodules project

On 1 February a European consortium launched a new Horizon 2020 project: Blue Nodules. This project addresses the  challenge of  creating a […]

February 5, 2016

Milbank awarded for Oyu Tolgoi mining deal representation

During the PFI Awards Dinner held in London on Feb. 3.

February 5, 2016

Mining among unhappiest industries to work in — study

Experts looked at over 500,000 survey responses from over 60,000 employees in 13 different industries worldwide.