August 11, 2015

Gold mine spill in Canada shines light on practice of avoiding environmental assessment

Pollution on a remote northern B.C. island only discovered after whistleblower reported improper practices.

August 11, 2015

U.S. and Canadian Mint dysfunction snowballs as silver coin premiums rise

Lower precious metals prices on Wall Street aren't necessarily bringing lower prices on Main Street.

August 11, 2015

Baffinland Iron Ore ships first load from its Canada’s Nunavut mine

Operation has been subject of controversy due to request for year-round shipping, which will require the use of icebreakers.

August 10, 2015

Zimbabwe platinum export tax shelved for now

The country had introduced the levy on raw platinum exports in January, aiming to encourage local processing of the metal.

August 10, 2015

Support for pipelines up amongst British Columbians: poll

This increase may be related to the shift in government’s attention toward LNG

August 8, 2015

Canada investigating mysterious death of 30 herons at Syncrude oil sands

Inspectors are currently at the site, but haven't been able to determine how the birds died or whether others are injured.

August 7, 2015

K+S rejects again takeover offer from Potash Corp.

The latest offer was unchanged in its value, but included a more formal “business combination agreement,” K+S said

August 5, 2015

IMAGE GALLERY: Life in Tumbler Ridge during the early ’90s

Ron Lukey posted some stunning black and white portraits of people living and working in Tumbler Ridge two decades ago. Hello to Tumbler […]

August 2, 2015

Vermeer’s solution for sites with drill and blast restrictions

Vermeer’s T1255 is designed to cut through solid rock in large-diameter applications

July 31, 2015

Final permit for new $750m BC gold mine

Shares in Vancouver's Pretium Resources jump on news construction of super high-grade Brucejack gold-silver mine near Alaska border can now start.