July 27, 2015

$60 billion in oil sands projects frozen due to crude prices collapse — report

And oil prices keep falling — they have kicked off the week in the red, with U.S. prices trading below $48 a barrel.

July 27, 2015

Underground gold miner limits production after pollution violation

Banks Island Gold accused of pollution spills

July 26, 2015

Quebec’s Plan Nord project snubs uranium mining in the province

One activity notably absent from Quebec's to-do list in the 20-year mining-forestry-energy action plan is uranium mining.

July 24, 2015

Teck credit rating at risk due to poor commodity price

Teck Resources Ltd. (TSX:TCK.B)(NYSE:TCK) reported increased profit in 2015’s second quarter but as commodity prices slide, the company sees a greater risk of its credit rating being demoted from investment-grade.

July 24, 2015

Canadian court to hear Stans Energy appeal over Kyrgyz Republic’s unpaid $118M

The frozen payment corresponds to what the Kyrgyz Republic was told by an international arbitration court to give Stans for revoking its rare earth mining licenses in the country.

July 24, 2015

Canada-owned oil sands mine in Utah to begin producing in fall

Calgary-based U.S. Oil Sands is working through the summer to complete a 2,000-barrel-per-day oil sands mine in eastern Utah, one of the country's first commercial operation of this kind.

July 23, 2015

Global miners improve policies on community consent, while oil and gas lag

Implementation of “free, prior and informed consent” policies vital tool to prevent conflict and costs to companies, reveals study published Thursday by Oxfam.

July 23, 2015

Coal slump hits Teck’s profit, output forecast

The Vancouver-based miner profit fell 21% in the quarter, making it adjust its 2015 coal production forecast to 25-26 million tonnes from 26.5-27.5 million tonnes.

July 23, 2015

Ned Goodman resigns from Barrick Gold board

He will focus on a new business venture in resources and other hard assets, said Barrick.

July 22, 2015

INFOGRAPHIC: The world economy in one visualization

Today’s data visualization is the most simple breakdown of the world economy that we’ve seen.